Ximenes Competition No. 1127 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 1123 | 1131 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1127 | Aug 1970 | TRAYBIT | normal | 19 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. Allen Baker | “A tip, this?”, the waiter snapped | tray bit |
| Second | L. F. Leason | Such a tip would make a waiter bridle | tray bit, & lit.; bit, bridle (vbs.) = restrain |
| Third | C. O. Butcher | This would account for waiter getting pained | tray bit, & lit. |
| VHC | W. G. Arnott | Bat I try to swing makes—how many?—six | anag.; make2 = ½d. |
| VHC | Col P. S. Baines | In special appearance near to retiring—still good for some matches | by (rev.) in trait, & lit.; 3d. bit to be withdrawn in 1971 |
| VHC | T. E. Bell | Three wins may not amount to much—you’ll see me go some little time without one | a in try (n.) + bit1; win3 |
| VHC | Rev C. M. Broun | Young waitress, perhaps, might be caustic about one and near sending it back | i.e. tray bit (= young woman), I by in tart1 (all rev.), & lit. |
| VHC | E. Chalkley | What could be tossed up by Illingworth on opening of Test? | T(est) Ray bit, & lit.; bit = snack; ref. Ray I., test cricketer |
| VHC | J. Crowther | Backing skilfully—it’s what’s required twice for tester | by art (rev.) + it; tester2; driving test |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | What may not be converted without a scrap | a in try + bit, & lit.; rugby try; 3d. bit to be withdrawn in 1971 |
| VHC | R. E. Kimmons | In character reverse side illustrates thrift | by (rev.) in trait; side, by (adjs.) = subsidiary |
| VHC | J. R. Kirby | It’s easy to recognise me with sharp edges all the way round | I by (me with) in tart1 (all rev.), & lit.; 12-sided coin |
| VHC | Mrs B. Lewis | Tender being devitalised, alas, before end of Feb.—it will do for me | (t(ende)r + ay1 + (Fe)b + it, & lit.; vitals = inward parts; 3d. bit to be withdrawn in Feb 1971 |
| VHC | Lt Col D. Macfie | Peculiarly arty, somewhat small piece: not many round to-day | anag. + bit, & lit.; ref. old round, and current 12-sided, 3d. bits |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | I go twice to tester—for test involving one minute | a in try + bit; tester2 = 6d. |
| VHC | W. H. Pegram | Tommy’s first period dress part in “Half A Sixpence” | T(ommy) ray4 bit; ref. musical starring T. Steele |
| VHC | R. Postill | I’m extremely abstemious: with a double I’m all of a tizzy: after three I need restraint | tray bit; i.e. has TT at extremities; tizzy = sixpence |
| VHC | Mrs E. M. Simmonds | Waiter’s somewhat meagre tip? | tray bit; bit = somewhat |
| VHC | D. J. Thorpe | Retiring piece—keeping one aside? | I by in tart (all rev.), & lit.; tart, piece (offensive) = woman; collector’s piece; 3d. bit to be withdrawn in 1971 |
HCs in competition 1127 awarded to: