Ximenes Competition No. 14 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 13 | 15 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Xmas 1945 | Punning name | Punning name | 16 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | J. Blakey | Ivan Toby A. Lorne | ‘I want to be alone’, Greta Garbo |
| Second | A. Robins | Major B. Ed. Lyonet | ‘made your bed, lie on it’ |
| Third | R. C. Payn | Wilberforce de Beauchamps | ‘we’ll be forced to be chums’ |
| HC | S. Anderson | I Wanna Beal-Owen | ‘I want to be alone’, Greta Garbo |
| HC | Miss E. R. Buckland | Saul Adam Boris Yule | ‘’s all a damn bore is Yule’ |
| HC | Miss R. G. Davidge | Ananias King Forest-Orme | ‘Ann an’ I asking for a storm’; narrator’s wife |
| HC | G. L. Davies | Ivor Gunter Hughes | ‘I’ve a gun to use’ |
| HC | Mrs M. Gray | Otto B. Jolly, Senior | ‘ought to be jolly, seein’ ya’ |
| HC | S. B. Green | Evan L. Panter-Cope | ‘’eaven ’elp Ann to cope’; narrator’s wife |
| HC | F. Knapman | Evan Grant deWett Christmas | ‘’eaven grant a wet Christmas’ |
| HC | Lt R. H. Lemon, RA | Howard Bridgework | ‘how would bridge work?’ |
| HC | F. E. Newlove | Howell I. Cope-Witham | ‘how will I cope with ’em?’ |
| HC | J. A. Plowman | Barnabus Nixon | ‘barr’n’ a Bass nix on’; i.e. no drinks for guests |
| HC | Lt D. M. Reay | A. Noel-Coward | |
| HC | J. Wagstaff | Noel Storey Haydn-Clewes | ‘Noel story hidin’ clues’ |
| HC | E. F. Watling | Y. Askham | ‘why ask ’em?’ |
No Runners-Up in competition 14