Ximenes Competition No. 112 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 111 | 113 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 112 | Sep 1949 | SHEET | DLM | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. Postill | Undergraduates Heckle Attlee—Senior Proctor Acts—Ten Sent Down | ref. Acts 10:11 |
| Second | D. Ashcroft | Stock Market Hesitant—Floaters Wind Up To Control Boom | sheet2 |
| Third | G. M. Neighbour | Steelworkers’ Dispute Shelved—New Rules Laid Down For Night Duty | |
| HC | A. Blades | The “Sterling” Policy of Socialists—Leads From Boom to End of Ship Of State? | sheet2 |
| HC | J. H. Coleman | Fresh Testimony—Gardener’s Ear In Petunia Bed—Accessory Held | |
| HC | W. J. Crowe | News Print Slashed—Back To Two Pages—“The Only Way” Says Chancellor | |
| HC | F. S. Danks | Fall Of Ten Degrees Threatens Cup Tie—Volunteers Work All Night Covering Pitch | |
| HC | Cdr H. H. L. Dickson | Wall Street Shaken—Turnover Large—Cotton Piece Goods Up | |
| HC | T. H. East | Big Business Crash—Steel King Missing—No Cover For Sleeping Partners | |
| HC | S. R. Gibbs | Annie Gets Her Gun—Victim Found Stretched On Bed | |
| HC | P. Gross | “She Tempted Me” Says Buttons—Page Not Bound Over | |
| HC | P. A. Harrow | How To Face The Dentist—Proverbially Pale, But With Teeth Set! | white as a s. |
| HC | G. A. Holmes | U.S. Rail Crashes—Terrorist Held—Bombs Found Under Sleeper | |
| HC | H. J. Howells | Conquest of Mt. Everest—Hero Describes Lightning Ascent | |
| HC | T. W. Melluish | M.O. Lashes The Run Down Patient—Corpses Only Need Winding? | |
| HC | D. P. M. Michael | Shakespeare’s Theatre Reopened—Dramatist’s Ghost Walks In | |
| HC | R. Mills | Weather Report Latest—Heavy Rain Stops Trains—Water Covers Sleepers | |
| HC | H. C. Pilley | Devaluation Prophets Exultant—Wide Covering Moves In Dollars Threatened | |
| HC | P. H. Rowley | Express Turned Over—Sleepers Torn Up—Jammed Brakes Theory | |
| HC | C. A. Stewart | Champion Golfer Ill After Missing Tee Shot—Henry Cotton Lying In Bed | |
| HC | E. Taylor | Demand For Restriction Of Profits Heeded— Large Cloth Reductions | |
| HC | W. H. Victory | The Season’s Danger!—Guard Against Dust, Says M.D. | |
| HC | J. F. N. Wedge | Weekly Ximenes—The Observer Two Pages Larger |
Runners-Up in competition 112: