Ximenes Competition No. 1162 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 1158 | 1167 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1162 | May 1971 | BEAM-ENDS | normal | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | N. C. Dexter | You may see ’em rise vertically and send A.B. reeling around | ’em (rev.) in anag., & lit. |
| Second | Mrs S. M. Macpherson | Rolls, submerging us, boded disaster—closes down after summer | beam + end; summer2; ref. break-up of Rolls Royce Ltd. |
| Third | F. E. Newlove | Last shift dispersing means bed | anag.; l.s., def. in Brewer |
| VHC | W. G. Arnott | Close follows Ray—Somerset’s first to make terms for the deal | beam + end + S; ref. cricket, Brian C., R. Illingworth |
| VHC | D. L. L. Clarke | On which a crew might resort to prayer, or they might make a bedesman? | anag. |
| VHC | P. M. Coombs | They are in distress on this airline and repairs are needed | BEA mends |
| VHC | Mrs W. Fearon | Board finishes, the outcome of the extremes of cross members | beam ends |
| VHC | A. H. Harker | On hers, she’s well heeled; on one’s own, one’s quite the opposite | 2 mngs.; heeled (naut.) = leaning |
| VHC | D. Hawson | Blokes in hippy gear go to pot on them | men in beads |
| VHC | J. P. H. Hirst | Last word in resting places—for bankrupts? | amen in beds |
| VHC | G. M. Hornby | Shine finishes uppers | beam ends |
| VHC | R. S. Hunt | Bedesman’s roll is what you find the poor on | anag. |
| VHC | A. Lawrie | Husbands ensnared by the old entreaties—ribs keep them in their place | men in beads; rib = wife |
| VHC | L. F. Leason | Supporters of destitute folk include workers in prayers no longer | men in beads |
| VHC | T. A. Martin | Liverpool finish on these—and B. Mee’s delirious | anag.; ref. Bertie M., Arsenal manager |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | It must make men sad to be on them | be + anag. & lit. |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Radio failures are a feature of ships in distress—airline does better | beam ends, BEA mends: radio, beam, vbs. |
| VHC | T. E. Sanders | Airline revises summer terms on which it would be bankrupt | BEA mends, beam ends |
| VHC | E. O. Seymour | One may see chaps wearing necklaces, but one shouldn’t be down on them | men in beads |
| VHC | J. Walton | It isn’t the pitch that affects us. Ray’s over exposes us | beam ends; R. Illingworth, cricketer |
| VHC | Rev C. D. Westbrook | Fleet would be sure after a smash to contain some on these | double mng.; ref. debtors’ prison |
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