Ximenes Competition No. 121 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 119 | 122 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | Jan 1950 | SNAPSHOT | normal | 25 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | I. M. Newall | Bite on the bullet—it’s all over in next to no time | snap + shot |
| Second | G. G. Lawrance | A photo finish with two horses neck and neck coming up in the lead | span (rev.) in shot (= lead pellets) |
| Third | P. G. W. Glare | One result of films was to deal a death-stroke to the short theatrical engagement | snap + shot |
| HC | D. Ambler | It’s so warm after the sudden cold spells we take it to be a record | snaps + hot |
| HC | M. L. Booker | No wonder I get excited after having a bob each way on the tipster’s selection. It’s a photo finish | nap in s,s + hot; bob = shilling |
| HC | G. H. Clark | Sudden exposure of pants with a mingled chorus of ohs! | anag. of pants, ohs |
| HC | Miss A. M. Davies | Executed after hasty meal, as a result of evidence taken in camera | snap + shot |
| HC | T. N. Dowse | Sharper criticism should produce quick reaction in film world | snap shot; snap = sharper, cheat (old sl.) |
| HC | Brig W. E. Duncan | Buffalobility on the films? But such a provoking word is summarily dealt with in A. P. H’s “nots” | snap (= provoking word) + shot, anag.; ref. A.P. Herbert’s poems, e.g. ‘The Doctor’; B. Bill, sharpshooter |
| HC | Mrs N. Fisher | View taken of a short engagement by the elderly! | snap + shot2 (= advanced in years) |
| HC | A. B. Gardner | There’s only time for a quick round! Call for a double and put it on the bill! | snap! (in card game) + shot (= bill) |
| HC | P. A. Harrow | Film Flash—Crack Producer gets the Bullet! | snap + shot |
| HC | Capt G. Langham | Taking the likeliest tips into my reckoning, I forecast a photo finish | naps in shot |
| HC | Rev H. D. Owen Brown | Have a quick one? The answer is in the negative | cryptic def. |
| HC | J. D. P. O’Leary | Picture, for instance, the Kings’ meeting! The shout which greets them! The motley host! | snap! (in card game) + anag. |
| HC | Rev E. B. Peel | Sudden exposure after cold spells feverish sequel | snaps + hot |
| HC | R. E. Poole | Feels secure in the attempt: operates by daylight, and gets taken instantaneously | naps in shot; nap = “feel drowsy and secure” in contemporary ed. of C. |
| HC | W. K. M. Slimmings | Taken by a brownie down among the good men—and very warm indeed! | nap2 in SS + hot; Brownie camera |
| HC | G. Stanhope-Lovell | Photo finish shows at least four horses coming up hot foot | spans (rev.) + hot |
| HC | H. G. Tattersall | Steal aboard ship when it’s afire below? The answer is in the negative | nap4 in SS + hot |
| HC | L. E. Thomas | Game in Spades called and only one picture-card! Result may make you look very silly! | nap3 in S,S + hot2 (= called) |
| HC | J. Thompson | After a light meal one pellet will suffice: it’s taken in an instant! | snap + shot |
| HC | J. A. Watson | Is this bitter weather really warm? The answer is in the negative | i.e. snap’s hot? |
| HC | T. Wilson | Unexpected try is a proof of uneven marking by lighter elements among the All-Blacks | snap (adj.) + shot; proof, i.e. first print from negative |
| HC | L. C. Wright | Second by nine inches going up to a furious finish—it may prove a near thing at the post! | s + span (rev.) + hot |
Runners-Up in competition 121: