Ximenes Competition No. 1066 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 1062 | 1071 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1066 | Jun 1969 | RAVE / PAIR | DLM | 20 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | D. H. Tompsett | Slavering over his flame—the least inspirational of spectacles | flame, vb.; pair of spectacles, cricket |
| Second | E. A. Beaulah | And would have rather said “I’m on the wagon, mate. No Parisian high jinks for me” | rave2; mate, vb. |
| Third | Mrs N. Fisher | Saying “Give over, amie. I’m on the wagon, so we abstain and, pure, may reap riches” | rave2; pair of abstentions |
| VHC | J. Alderson | But rather in martial rage have routed the foe. Then praise would be justified, even in France | pair, Fr. |
| VHC | Lt Col R. L. Bell | Too enraptured to shout “bravo” to Taillefer, valiantly harping until cleft in twain by house-carls | T., troubadour, led charge |
| VHC | J. F. Coldwell | But unwaveringly would have sought the Storm of battle, needing no mate after his spiracular retread | mate, vb. |
| VHC | T. E. Girdlestone | Would have gone on the wagon. However, a sharp instrument won him victory while the couple dallied | rave2 |
| VHC | W. F. Goodman | Nor dallied with a piece on the side, however alluring, whilst the English were rapidly put to flight | rave2; pair = flight of stairs |
| VHC | B. F. Jones | And blither spirits would have risen to brace the Norman ranks and win the day for a price less dear | blither, vb. |
| VHC | A. Lawrie | But with a prayer, a vow to crush the foe, have set forth caparisoned to brace himself for battle | crush = infatuation |
| VHC | Mrs B. Lewis | A very libertine, but taking fire would have let slip arrows more deadly, marry!, than the love-god’s | fire, vb. |
| VHC | G. A. Linsley | Nor kept a side-piece—a very questionable combination living in pari delicto | rave2 |
| VHC | Dr T. J. R. Maguire | Where avouterers have shared Scotch with a flight of harpies | rave3 = rive = share2; pair = flight of stairs |
| VHC | G. D. Meddings | And would have won a veritable storm of adulation in Paris Match | |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | And would have renounced sex with contemptuous rage, except to sire a prince or two | |
| VHC | Mrs E. M. Phair | But, infatuation over, armoured in greve and brace, he would have let rip against the foe | |
| VHC | R. Postill | And, if you think this utter nonsense, read what Matilda revealed in “Ma Conquête” (Paris Match, 1067) | utter, vb. |
| VHC | S. Sondheim | Carved up Harold’s side piece by piece, put him to flight, and deserved history’s praise | rave2; pair = flight of stairs |
| VHC | Brig R. F. E. Stoney | Feigning talk as if enraptured. Is this a very fair page of history, or a pack of old lies? | pair (obs.) = pack of cards |
| VHC | F. T. Walton | But, ruddier, than the chérie, varied his flattery with a rapid “Now catch Harold’s eye, mate” | rave (obs.) = extravagant praise |
HCs in competition 1066 awarded to: