Ximenes Competition No. 155 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 154 | 156 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 155 | Dec 1950 | LYTERIAN | normal | 15 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | P. M. Coombs | Ending disease is an awful trial with Nye interfering | anag. of trial Nye; ref. Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan, Min. of Health |
| Second | H. B. Ridley | The epileptic lay inert, indicating that the attack was over | anag. |
| Third | Mrs L. Jarman | An arty line in new patterns, ending the reign of distemper! | anag.; d. = illness, paint |
| HC | Rev B. Chapman | It nearly makes me sick stopping here! | anag. |
| HC | Cdr H. H. L. Dickson | Curing cancer? Bevan trial may so result | anag. of Nye trial; ref. Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan, Min. of Health |
| HC | D. Godden | Is it a bent nail in the back tyre that ends the trouble? No, exactly the opposite | i.e. anag. of tyre in nail (rev.) |
| HC | S. B. Green | I’m settling the complaint, and it nearly ruins me! | anag. |
| HC | G. G. Lawrance | Putting Nye on trial might result in stopping the rot, according to the doctors | anag. of Nye trial; ref. Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan, Min. of Health |
| HC | A. F. Lerrigo | If you need this treatment, give Nye a trial—quite free! | anag. of Nye trial; ref. Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan, Min. of Health |
| HC | E. L. Mellersh | When the thermometer falls gradually in this manner, is it broken? It nearly is | anag. |
| HC | C. J. Morse | Healing is a word that makes the hymn-writer almost gay | Lyte rian(t); ref. Henry L., writer of ‘Abide with me’ |
| HC | Mrs D. M. C. Prichard | Tyler revolt ends in a massacre, putting an end to disorder | anag. of Tyler in a; ref. Peasants’ Revolt |
| HC | A. Robins | I’m just finishing an illness—a year’s agony through careless application of lint | anag. of year lint |
| HC | W. K. M. Slimmings | Making better tea in small railway buffets—postponing use of urns! | anag. of tea in Rly; buffets, vb.; i.e. urns for ashes |
| HC | J. Thomas | Description of end of N.H.S.; Nye, on trial, is greatly upset | anag. of Nye trial; ref. Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan, Min. of Health |
Runners-Up in competition 155: