Ximenes Competition No. 124 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 123 | 126 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124 | Feb 1950 | BARHAM or BRAMAH | normal | 10 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. O’Donoghue | He is railing against Hamlet without restraint and advocates Bacon as the author | bar + Ham(let), bar (lawyers) + ham; let = restraint |
| Second | S. B. Green | Hinder part of animal—where the legendary wag comes from | bar ham; hinder, vb. |
| Third | J. H. Dingwall | “Battleship might have made Derby winner”—Bookmaker | anag. of Bahram, Derby winner 1935; Battleship, Grand Nat. winner 1938; HMS Barham |
| HC | F. A. Clark | Except for the Bacon element in Hamlet, his works are frankly legendary | bar Ham(let); ref. ‘Ingoldsby Legends’ |
| HC | A. J. Croft | Holding one hydraulic engine in contempt, he invented another | ram in bah; Bramah-press |
| HC | C. V. Jones | Writer who made his name by a false tale about Irish society | RHA in bam; Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin |
| HC | Lt Cdr W. G. Marshall | Derby winner’s girths have slipped! Battleship’s there though! | middle letters rev. in Bahram, Derby winner 1935; Battleship, Grand Nat. winner 1938; HMS Barham |
| HC | W. K. M. Slimmings | Clergyman who collected Stories and wrote articles about “Leaders of Religion and Humour” in the British Museum | R, H in a, a in BM |
| HC | L. E. Thomas | Where one can get a drink a short while before midday in Kent | bar + h. (= hour) + a.m.; Barham near Canterbury |
| HC | L. W. Titman | Richard Harris, penniless poet, village writer of comic verse | bar(d) + ham; R. H. Barham |
Runners-Up in competition 124: