Ximenes Competition No. 105 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 104 | 106 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | Jun 1949 | SMITHEREENS | normal | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | E. R. Prentice | State of a steamship blown apart by an exploded mine: yet the waist’s there in one piece! | there in anag. of mine in SS, & lit. |
| Second | L. C. Wright | These miners should be sacked for the little bits they produce! | anag. |
| Third | E. L. Mellersh | Fine result of close cannons: a big break | cryptic def.; snooker |
| HC | E. S. Ainley | Meddle with mines and there’s the result! | anag. & lit. |
| HC | Col P. S. Baines | These miners show little signs of striking | anag. |
| HC | M. L. Booker | The output of these miners seems to indicate that they reached their target successfully | anag. |
| HC | H. W. Brister | Mr. Gallagher’s singing partner—“in such a mess before he’s never been” | anag. of Mister Sheen; ref. song ‘Mr Gallagher and Mr Shean’ [sic] by Ed G. and Al S. |
| HC | F. L. Constable | See what comes of disturbing the R.E.’s mines! | anag. & lit. |
| HC | Rev H. J. Crees | Answer to prophetic last words: “Look out! There’s mines hidden here!” | anag. & lit. |
| HC | A. J. Croft | They’re small portions for he-men, sister! Give us a break! | anag. |
| HC | Cdr H. H. L. Dickson | Possible result of the Sappers’ mines | anag. of the RE’s mines, & lit. |
| HC | E. C. Double | A jigsaw intermeshes all the little pieces | anag. |
| HC | S. Goldie | Shiver me! The sirens! What will happen if a bomb drops? | anag. |
| HC | S. B. Green | Such small results from a strike! These miners must be crazy! | anag. |
| HC | H. H. Hutchinson | Break up union and smash these miners to bits | anag. |
| HC | C. Koop | I sent “Hermes” carelessly packed for an exhibition of pieces—and look what’s happened! | anag. |
| HC | F. E. Newlove | Mines the R.E.s disturbed? | anag. & lit. |
| HC | H. C. Pilley | Fragments produced by forger before being assembled together | smith ere ens |
| HC | H. B. Ridley | The net result of tangled intermeshes is lots of little wholes! | anag. |
| HC | A. Robins | Fission chips—see the riddle in it? | i.e. …the ree…; punning def. |
| HC | R. G. Tate | Strangely intermeshes the fates of Humpty Dumpty and Ozymandias | anag.; ref. nursery rhyme and Shelley poem: “… a shattered visage …” |
Runners-Up in competition 105: