Ximenes Competition No. 1195 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 1167 | | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1195 | Xmas 1971 | VAULTING-HORSE | normal | 15 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. O. Butcher | End of Ximenes’s rule—having to readjust will be hard for an old stager to get over | anag. incl. s |
| Second | J. L. Morse | Like the Thane’s ambition to mount, it is o’erleaped | ‘vaulting ambition,’ Macbeth I, vii, 27: horse, vb. = mount |
| Third | N. C. Dexter | Trio gave Huns sIip—concealing one end of the tunnel with this | anag. incl. l, & lit.; ref. book/film ‘The Wooden Horse’: 3 POWs escaped by this method |
| VHC | N. C. Goddard | Spring sunlight over a woody mount | anag.; spring = explode |
| VHC | H. J. Godwin | Changing his vulgar tone might help a bounder to get a rise | anag. |
| VHC | R. E. Kimmons | Going over a translation exercises the little bounders | vaulting + horse (= translation, crib) |
| VHC | A. Lawrle | You might get over this nag with a moiety of luck | over this nag lu(ck), anag. & lit. |
| VHC | E. S. Leslie | Could one damage a lung over this? Yes | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | L. May | I camouflaged the opening of lots with urge to vanish | anag. incl. l, & lit. |
| VHC | D. H. Smith | Go unravel this woolly—it might be useful for a jumper | anag. |
| VHC | F. B. Stubbs | Appointment in gymnasium should attract Badminton enthusiast | 2 mngs.; B. Horse Trials |
| VHC | A. R. Thomas | With vim initially, run, hoist a leg somehow, leap over it | v + anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. J. Thorpe | This nag won’t stir. Vet is puzzled with his languor | anag. |
| VHC | Rev C. D. Westbrook | Up the pole? Then crib: it’s proved useful for escaping detention | (pole-)vaulting + horse; ref. book/film ‘The Wooden Horse’ |
| VHC | P. B. G. Williams | Sunlight over a muddied spring may clear it | anag. |
HCs in competition 1195 awarded to: