Ximenes Competition No. 122 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 121 | 123 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 | Jan 1950 | LEATHER | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. H. Hudson | Fell fully dressed into a wet trench, right in front of her—that’s tough! | leat + her, 2 defs.; fell = skin |
| Second | Rev E. B. Peel | I’ve been tanned, without sparing the whip—that’s hell for me! | cryptic def.; hell for l. |
| Third | T. Heaney | Hare let loose returned to form to hide | anag.; form = hare’s bed; hide = thrash |
| HC | E. S. Ainley | There’s a snag in the real material heIl for it’s excessively scorching | anag.; pause before and after m. |
| HC | D. Ambler | Writer of a lot of nonsense about the sole protector of mankind | the in (Edward) Lear |
| HC | R. H. Budworth | Tread on it!—or you may make her late | anag. |
| HC | F. A. Clark | The real motive for Much Binding being shelved | anag.; ref. radio comedy ‘Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh’, cancelled by BBC in 1950 |
| HC | F. L. Constable | On your feet! The King stands without! | the in Lear |
| HC | P. M. Coombs | The real stuff: this will be the making of me, said Chinstrap | anag.; ref. Col. C., character in radio comedy ‘It’s That Man Again’ |
| HC | F. E. Dixon | The skin remaining when you’ve got out of the altogether! | anag. of altogether less anag. of got |
| HC | S. R. Gibbs | How do I get tanned? By roaming about altogether unclothed! | anag. of al(tog)ether |
| HC | S. B. Green | You can scour hell for this | cryptic def.; scour = run; i.e. run hell for l. |
| HC | W. H. Hawes | Much Binding in early days; Take it From Here at fifty | anag. of here at L; ref. radio comedies ‘Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh’ and ‘Take it From Here’ |
| HC | L. Johnson | What makes her late? Being dressed for the sports ball, perhaps | anag.; leather ball |
| HC | D. Lacey | Hide in a trench when followed by a female | leat + her |
| HC | D. P. M. Michael | Prepared case of Buck and Others v. Wallop | 2 mngs.; v. = verb |
| HC | W. D. M. Paton | To be had for a thong, if he letth! | i.e. one who leases, with lisp |
| HC | E. G. Phillips | To give the boy a beating puts the enraged Head in a sweat! | e(nraged) in lather |
| HC | R. Postill | The writer of a lot of nonsense about hunting it is Fielding | the in (Edward) Lear; pause after about |
| HC | H. Ingram Rees | Used to sharpen the razor in The Barber of Seville at Her Majesty’s | hidden |
| HC | T. E. Sanders | Sole? For a pound three and a tanner may have to be paid | anag. of L a three, 2 defs. |
| HC | J. H. Sleeman | The real make up to use for nicely tanned skin | anag. |
Runners-Up in competition 122: