Ximenes Competition No. 1110 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 1106 | 1115 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1110 | May 1970 | IMPERSONATE | normal | 19 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | N. C. Dexter | It’s tricky to do this, says Danny, without me bra or me panties—very tricky | anag. & lit.; D. la Rue |
| Second | Mrs E. McFee | Primate with nose that’s peculiar to ape | anag. |
| Third | C. J. Morse | Pose as ordered naughtily by some painter | anag. |
| VHC | C. Allen Baker | One must get into step in Rome being moved to do as the Romans do | a in anag. |
| VHC | C. O. Butcher | Take off raiment and pose undressed—all actors appear to | anag.; 2 defs. |
| VHC | J. Crowther | See me strip naughtily with one end of bra to take off | anag. incl. a |
| VHC | Cdr H. H. L. Dickson | In a different way permeations get into the skin of the subject | anag. |
| VHC | E. G. Jones | Actors may do this at some rep in play | anag.; play = move about freely, intrans. |
| VHC | R. E. Kimmons | Wrongly ape is no term for this | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | J. R. Kirby | Dramatically disposed men aspire to | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs B. Lewis | I’m to take off raiment and pose? Really! | anag.; really, vb. = form anew |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Moonstruck men aspire to take off | anag. |
| VHC | Lt Col D. Macfie | “Maelstrom” of Mr. E. A. Poe isn’t in character | anag., short story title; impersonate, adj. |
| VHC | H. W. Massingham | Moonstruck men aspire to take off | anag. |
| VHC | F. E. Newlove | Little mischief, ’er boy—Mischief personified—I mean that | imp ’er son Ate; impersonate, adj. |
| VHC | Mrs E. M. Pardo | Moon-crazy men aspire to takeoff | anag. |
| VHC | E. J. Rackham | Be Hamlet, perhaps, declaiming time as prone to be out of joint | anag.; ref. Hamlet I.4.188 |
| VHC | Mrs M. P. Webber | Permeation’s a certain way to get into the skin of a character | anag. |
| VHC | M. Woolf | Try to take off more—a step-in will fit if you reduce | anag. |
HCs in competition 1110 awarded to: