Ximenes Competition No. 107 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 106 | 108 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 107 | Jul 1949 | STRAMASH | normal | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | E. A. G. Junks | What a shindy when one section of the band is a bar ahead of the other! | tram3 in sash; i.e. separates sections s and ash |
| Second | E. J. Rackham | Riot in Dundee. Strachey seen with concealed hams for his better half? | Stra(chey) + anag. of hams; ref. Evelyn S., Min. of Food 1946-50, MP for Dundee West; meat rationing |
| Third | T. Wilson | The “Hampden roar” rises from a sea of waving arms and flying hats | anag. of arms, hats; ref. Hampden Park football ground |
| HC | E. S. Ainley | What’s Scotch to do with mother’s interrupting the stag party being taken the wrong way? | ma’s in harts (rev.) |
| HC | Maj P. S. Baines | Trim in a sense may involve mortality—vide a digression in the middle volume of Tristram Shandy! | (Tri)stram Sha(ndy) with ‘a’ relocated; trim = thrash; ref. Cpl. Trim’s speech on subject of death, T.S. Vol. 5 |
| HC | E. A. C. Bennett | Rabble-aisian (?) uproar fra’ Tristram Shandy wi’ a spacial insairtion | (Tri)stram Sha(ndy) with ‘a’ relocated; pun on ‘Rabelaisian’ |
| HC | D. L. L. Clarke | Scots beat Sassenach, with no means of hitting back, outside town | tram[?] in Sassenach less canes (rev.) |
| HC | J. H. Dingwall | Unrest on the Clyde shows what harm Tass may cause by distortion | anag.; ‘Red Clydeside’ |
| HC | A. Fenton | Edinburgh | i.e. a din in Scottish city |
| HC | A. R. Fraser | Disturbance caused by gunmen in a street mix-up | RA in St mash |
| HC | P. A. Hall | To get to your beat from Princes St. take a tram in case | tram in sash; P. St. in Edinburgh |
| HC | P. A. Harrow | Disturbance over the Border shows what harm Tass Agency can cause | anag. |
| HC | Mrs L. Jarman | Summer-time starts and the butter has melted, giving trouble to the thrifty | S-t + ram + anag. of has; ref. Scots reputation for thriftiness |
| HC | W. L. Miron | Is the cordon round the market place back? Yes, but there’s still a disturbance | mart (rev.), in sash |
| HC | D. G. C. Mockridge | You can see the skill required in an overhead shot facing the wrong way—perhaps MacPhail’s racket is the answer | art (rev.) in smash; ref. Donald M., Scots lawn tennis player |
| HC | A. C. Norfolk | Commotion in Aberdeen: pound given to street artist! | St RA mash |
| HC | R. Postill | Pandemonium in Scottish train smash when coupling breaks | i.e. tra in smash |
| HC | T. E. Sanders | What a racket there is in Scotch!—but it’s back in the window now not black market | i.e. mart (rev.) in sash; end of rationing |
| HC | P. H. Taylor | Take a conveyance, just in case (N.B. Bustle!) | tram in sash; N.B. = North British |
| HC | D. L. Tuckett | Street artist taken to court for creating a disturbance | St RA mash2 |
| HC | J. F. N. Wedge | “Shams!! … Art? A travesty of it!” said McMunnings. (Uproar) | anag.; ref. notorious 1949 radio broadcast by Alfred Munnings PRA, attacking modern art |
Runners-Up in competition 107: