Ximenes Competition No. 108 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 107 | 109 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108 | Jul 1949 | HACKNEY | normal | 19 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | P. Irving | Gee! Wouldn’t one have to cut without Marshal(l) Aid! | i.e. hack(Ney); ref. Marshal N. and US post-war aid [see comments] |
| Second | P. M. Newey | Overburdened public nag “Kick out muddled Health Minister!” | hack + anag. of Nye (Bevan) |
| Third | D. L. Tuckett | Fancy a drudge going to New York wanting work when it can be found in London! | hack + Ne(w) Y(ork) |
| HC | E. S. Ainley | G.P.—Gee, what a kick I get over Bevan’s discomfiture! | hack + anag. of Nye (Bevan); GP = General-Purpose |
| HC | L. E. Eyres | It’s sometimes wicked to use too much | 2 mngs.; H. Wick |
| HC | C. E. Gates | Where a wryneck may be seen in a hedge within 3 miles of St. Paul’s | i.e. anag. of neck in hay2 |
| HC | H. C. Hills | We may get the old man to work when we’ve used up Marshal aid! | hack + (Marshal) Ney; ref. US post-war aid; hack = used up |
| HC | G. A. Hornsby | This horse is trotted out on all occasions | 2 mngs. |
| HC | Maj R. P. C. Mutter | Kind of horse disease treated at the London Skin ’Ospital, E.8? | ‘acne’; postal district of H. |
| HC | F. E. Newlove | It’s a cut above the east end of Stepney, anyhow! | hack + (Step)ney |
| HC | A. C. Norfolk | Wryneck found in a hedge near Bethnal Green | i.e. anag. of neck in hay2 |
| HC | W. B. O’Hanlon | The poor old hired man got a cricked neck before haymaking was finished | anag. of neck in hay |
| HC | T. E. Sanders | In London’s a wicked place for a horse | 2 mngs.; H. Wick |
| HC | Miss D. W. Taylor | Pronounced acne, in itself, is not at all uncommon | cryptic def.; ‘common’ pron. of H. |
| HC | J. Thomas | Once possibly a Growler, now actually a Barker | 2 mngs.; growler = cab; ref. actress Pearl H. married to actor Eric Barker |
| HC | L. E. Thomas | Mode of transport used up north to journey’s end | hack + (jour)ney |
| HC | Capt C. Tyers | In a country dance a dislocated neck is quite common | anag. in hay4 |
| HC | H. D. Wakely | G.G.E.8 | 2 mngs.; gee-gee, postal district of H. |
| HC | L. D. Wakely | Part of London in which a chop is produced by Marshal aid | hack + (Marshal) Ney; ref. US post-war aid |
Runners-Up in competition 108: