Ximenes Competition No. 123 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 122 | 124 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 | Feb 1950 | LEECHES | normal | 17 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | T. E. Sanders | One Minister of Health in an Attlee-Churchill coalition would not be enough! | sing. hidden in Attlee-Churchill; M. of H. = doctor; ref. impending Gen. Election, Feb 1950 |
| Second | G. G. Lawrance | If Attlee and Churchill formed a coalition, these doctors would have only a single form to fill in | sing. hidden in Attlee-Churchill; ref. impending Gen. Election, Feb 1950; i.e. singular form |
| Third | C. A. Baker | He’s after the floating half of the electors to canvass both left- and right-wing borderers | anag. of elec(tors) + he’s; leech2 = sail edge; ref. impending Gen. Election, Feb 1950 |
| HC | Canon G. D. Archer | Those who stick to their old paying patients? | cryptic def.; ref. National Health Service |
| HC | A. E. Clayton | Letting agents in the days of the Regency blood—usually glutted with applications! | cryptic def.; blood-letting, popular in 18c. |
| HC | F. L. Constable | They’re after your blood with a general reorganisation of Sch. ‘E.’! | Lee + anag.; ref. Robert E. Lee, income tax schedule |
| HC | Miss R. Le S. Filleul | The M.O.s are led by a General R.E., but they may be attached to any corps | i.e. starts with (Robert E.) Lee, 2 defs.; corps = body |
| HC | A. B. Gardner | Blast-proof shelter? You’ll need it! The Boches have lost their heads and they’re out for blood | lee + (Bo)ches |
| HC | C. E. Gates | Scheele was a great chemist, but he has been sadly misrepresented in medical circles | anag.; ref. Carl Wilhelm S., 18c. chemist |
| HC | J. G. Hull | Feel about nearly all in and nearly all aches? Try these pills | (f)eel (rev.) + (a)ches; pills = doctors |
| HC | T. A. Martin | Write in letters of blood! | cryptic def.; blood-letting |
| HC | I. M. Newall | You’ll find it hard to shake off some of these broken-down heels who hang around the neighbourhood of Fleet St. | EC in anag.; London postal district |
| HC | Rev E. B. Peel | Punch man! More than one! They’ll draw blood! | 2 mngs.; ref. John Leech, Victorian cartoonist |
| HC | H. B. Ridley | Chancellors of the Exchequer? No—Ministers of Health, but vermin all the same! | cryptic defs.; i.e. blood-suckers; M. of H. = doctor |
| HC | O. Carlton Smith | Chelsea’s had a bad spell and lost form: what they want’s an infusion of new blood | anag. of Chelsee |
| HC | P. H. Taylor | Absolute suckers—might even be certified M.D. | 2 mngs.; MD = mentally deficient |
| HC | W. R. Watson-Smyth | Attlee back in front, Churchill short head behind, Davies last, 3rd. Result: “Vermin” or “Bevan boys”? | (Att)lee + Ch(urchill) + (Davi)es; party leaders in 1950 Gen. Election; Nye Bevan, Min. of Health, cf. ‘Bevin boys’ (miners) |
Runners-Up in competition 123: