Ximenes Competition No. 113 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 112 | 114 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | Oct 1949 | CRICKETER | normal | 15 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | W. R. Watson-Smyth | Wanted. A Morris 1948 Sports Tourer, left-hand drive, or similar | cryptic def.; ref. Arthur M., l.h. batsman in Australia’s unbeaten 1948 tour |
| Second | E. S. Ainley | Will he have muscle trouble when the net’s turn next comes? | crick + rete (rev.), & lit. |
| Third | L. C. Wright | Needs a new spring to start his chain running | cryptic def.; chain = 22 yds of wicket; cricket season |
| HC | C. Allen Baker | Hearth companion set with copper finish—1/11 | cricket + (copp)er; ref. Dickens, ‘The Cricket on the Hearth’; one of XI |
| HC | D. Ambler | Fortnightly publication of over-production figures shows paralysing effect on net returns | crick + rete (rev.); magazine title; overs |
| HC | Maj P. S. Baines | What is Crappit-head? Cod’s head with bits of rice, leek, suet, and pepper | c(od), ric(e), (lee)k, (su)et, (pepp)er; see crap2 in C.; ref. Jack Crapp, batsman in England’s 1948-9 winter tour |
| HC | Mrs N. Fisher | Keep your wool on, Chancellor, when caught in a howler, there’s a sportsman | C ket in crier; ref. sterling crisis of Sep 1949 |
| HC | Mrs L. Jarman | This player gives you a pain in the neck—a travesty of Tree! | crick + anag.; ref. H. Beerbohm Tree, actor |
| HC | A. F. Lerrigo | Dismissed on appeal? Not if he’s a reckless driver and gets caught | cryptic def. |
| HC | T. W. Melluish | Fender was mainly on the hearth | 2 mngs,; ref. Dickens, ‘The Cricket on the Hearth’, and Percy F., captain of Surrey 1921-31 |
| HC | A. C. Norfolk | His Grace had a place in Gloucestershire but not in Debrett! | cryptic def.; ref. Dr W. G. Grace, not titled |
| HC | L. C. Payman | Mainly found in the hearth—perhaps after the ashes | cryptic def.; ref. Dickens, ‘The Cricket on the Hearth’ and The Ashes |
| HC | Rev E. B. Peel | When I go in I go out, and when I come out I come in | cryptic def. |
| HC | G. W. Pugh | His view of the “free spectacles” scheme may be that it is little other than a wicked waste | cryptic def.; spectacles = duck in both innings; cf. wicket; ref. National Health glasses |
| HC | H. Ingram Rees | Regular contributor to “Country Life” and, off and on, to “The Field” | cryptic def.; magazine titles; national game; fielding positions |
Runners-Up in competition 113: