Ximenes Competition No. 1131 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 1127 | 1135 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1131 | Sep 1970 | CAROUSER | Misprints | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | N. C. Dexter | Causing stir in a mini perhaps, I ought to go home in a maxi | taxi; rouse in car |
| Second | E. J. Rackham | I like to go home with a skilful motorist who has imbibed nothing | skinful; O in car user |
| Third | J. B. Sweeting | I sing in the tub: I could be Caruso … I’m not sure … | pub: anag. + er |
| VHC | C. Allen Baker | A cat endlessly on the alert makes a great mouser | bouser; ca(t) + rouser |
| VHC | B. W. Brook | I am towing a car without a bumper | toping; rouse2 in car |
| VHC | H. J. Godwin | Vehicle about to start is not making much noise | sot; rouse in car |
| VHC | S. Goldie | Rooster who wakes our cares anew | roister; anag.; wake = hold late revel (obs.) |
| VHC | E. G. Illingworth | Flying saucer circling or rising—I’m a fibber | bibber; or (rev.) in anag. |
| VHC | F. G. Illingworth | A bumper with chromium all round, the sort that brightens up the car | bar; a + rouse2 in Cr |
| VHC | N. Kemmer | Alarm in car: this tyre has blow-outs | type; rouse in car |
| VHC | J. R. Kirby | A scourer can literally transform an old pot | sot; anag. |
| VHC | A. Lawrie | Soar—an English river set in boggy ground | soak; Ouse in carr |
| VHC | Mrs B. Lewis | What ruins your sleep on the first sign of cock-crow? A rooster | roister; c(ock-crow) + arouser |
| VHC | Mrs E. McFee | Rooster’s about and active—something that disturbs a sleeper | roister; c. a. rouser |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Rooster—the countryman’s first alarm | roister; c(ountryman) + arouser |
| VHC | Mrs E. M. Simmonds | Commonly butter is dear to an Italian consumer | buster: caro (It.) + user |
| VHC | L. T. Stokes | A motorist should imbibe nothing—I’ll be on the right side | tight; O in car user |
| VHC | Rev L. M. Styler | Ford over two rivers? I’ll get ferry | merry; R. + Ouse, all in car; Ford car; River Ouse |
| VHC | F. T. Walton | He shows an absorbing interest in housing: he’ll transform our acres | bousing; anag. |
| VHC | E. F. Watling | Who rebels most vociferously? The motorist, about nothing | revels; O in car user |
| VHC | J. Webster | He patently delights in ravelling out our cares | revelling; anag. |
| VHC | Rev C. D. Westbrook | Leveller—one producing alarm in King Charles? | reveller; arouse in CR; ref. political movement of English Civil War |
HCs in competition 1131 awarded to: