Ximenes Competition No. 156 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 155 | 157 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 156 | Xmas 1950 | LAVEROCK | normal | 18 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. A. Baker | One-pound Hailstone Found in Field—Morning Herald | L, ave, rock; field lark; ref. newspaper published until 1869 |
| Second | C. E. Gates | Look fondly over King’s College backs. You may hear its carols in the distance | la2 + anag. of over + KC (rev.); fondly = foolishly, i.e. anag. indication |
| Third | R. Postill | Take the stone to rest in Scotland—not everyone’s idea of a lark | rock following lave2; ref. theft of Stone of Scone from Westminster Abbey in 1950 |
| HC | E. S. Ainley | I’m up early so often carol singing I must have rest and quiet now | lave2, rock2, i.e. rock baby to quieten |
| HC | S. Bell | Bath stone destined for Heaven’s Gate | lave1, rock; ref. Shakespeare’s “Hark, hark, the lark” |
| HC | J. C. B. Date | I can get very high when I sing, but I need rest and quiet afterwards | lave2, rock2, i.e. rock a baby to quieten |
| HC | Mrs N. Fisher | A flyer, one hears, may account for a pound hailstone | L, ave, rock |
| HC | S. B. Green | A lot of “debunking” has been done in my time. What’s left to throw stones at? | lave2, rock; up with the lark, i.e. out of bunk |
| HC | J. Jones | Did the Abbey thief say ‘I —— for a lark?’ | i.e. ‘I’ll ’ave a rock’; ref. theft of Stone of Scone from Westminster Abbey in 1950 |
| HC | E. L. Mellersh | A little bird tells what is left in Scone—large detached stone | aver2, rock; ref. theft of Stone of Scone from Westminster Abbey in 1950 |
| HC | D. P. M. Michael | What Scots have left with a large stone? This is an unusual lark | aver2, rock; ref. theft of Stone of Scone from Westminster Abbey in 1950 |
| HC | W. L. Miron | Rest quiet and I’ll sing to you | lave2, rock2 , i.e. rock a baby to quieten |
| HC | C. J. Morse | The possessor of a delicate tongue leaves for the dining-room before the cocktail | laver1 + (c)ock; lark’s tongues valued as delicacy |
| HC | M. Newman | I rise early to wash and put the baby to sleep | lave1, rock; up with the lark |
| HC | E. J. Rackham | Morning Herald exposes bad over-centralisation and shortage all round | anag. of over in lack; ref. newspaper published until 1869; housing/food shortages after the war |
| HC | H. B. Ridley | Scots leaving with the Stone? What a lark! | lave2 rock; ref. theft of Stone of Scone from Westminster Abbey in 1950 |
| HC | T. E. Sanders | An early Whistler in wash and chalk perhaps? | lave1, rock; Rex W., painter |
| HC | O. Carlton Smith | I’m a little dicky with that early morning feeling, but only rest and quiet are needed to get me right | lave2, rock2, i.e. rock a baby to quieten |
Runners-Up in competition 156: