Ximenes Competition No. 130 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 128 | 135 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | Apr 1950 | MODERN | normal | 18 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | T. E. Sanders | Current’s just right for the fleet to get under way | mode RN |
| Second | S. B. Green | Far-from-ancient mariners following a decorative little piece! | mode RN; mode in lacemaking |
| Third | B. W. Webster | Present-day way to join the Navy: just put R.N. at the bottom of the form | mode RN, twice |
| HC | E. S. Ainley | Does custom prevent sailors getting fresh? | mode RN; prevent = precede |
| HC | F. A. Clark | Fall of Rome not dated? That’s right—not dated | anag. of Rome n.d. |
| HC | D. L. L. Clarke | Small decorative piece the Navy’s after—quite unlike the girls of the old brigade! | mode RN; mode in lacemaking |
| HC | L. E. Eyres | This kind of German is absorbed in die Wacht am Oder nowadays | hidden; R. Oder, post-war German border [strictly, ‘an der Oder’]; cf. song ‘Die Wacht am Rhein’ |
| HC | G. G. Lawrance | Recent attempt to introduce monarchy broken by Communist rising | red (rev.) in mon. |
| HC | Mrs E. L. Lucas | Latest from Reno—750 couples reunited! | anag. of Reno MD; i.e. 2 × 750; ref. Reno, NV, divorce capital |
| HC | Miss I. F. Marchant | Latest fashion service—remake or mend | mode RN, anag. |
| HC | Lt Cdr W. G. Marshall | Mighty battleship of French Navy is present-day state secret | Mo de RN, Mo. dern2; ref. USS Missouri, “Mighty Mo” |
| HC | C. J. Morse | It’s late, but never too late to mar or mend | anag. |
| HC | A. C. Okell | One who lives to-day would find even a short month dreadful in Shakespeare’s time | mo. dern2 |
| HC | E. W. Padgett | Will make or mend so that you can hardly tell it from new | anag. |
| HC | E. J. Rackham | M.N.D. “O’er” should be amended. Instances of this kind in As You Like It | anag.; ref. AYLI II.7, “… wise saws and m. instances” |
| HC | A. R. Read | Up-to-date style navy two-piece ensemble | i.e mode and RN |
| HC | A. H. Taylor | Recent division reveals Minister of Health in hiding | MO dern2; M. of H. = doctor |
| HC | Capt C. Tyers | Quite recent? Yes—just a month-dead-kidney disease | mo. d. + anag. of ren. |
Runners-Up in competition 130: