Ximenes Competition No. 158 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 157 | 159 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 158 | Jan 1951 | RATING | normal | 25 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | T. Bilsborough | Scolding at being included in call-up | at in ring & lit. |
| Second | F. A. Clark | Taxing a man that sometimes finds it a job to pay | 2 mngs.; pay2 |
| Third | H. B. Ridley | When the old beggar is stuffed with money, it’s no wonder he can afford taxis | tin in rag1; taxis, sing. noun |
| HC | E. S. Ainley | One can get one through larking about … one can! | tin in rag2 & lit. |
| HC | J. A. Blair | I partake in baccarat in gaming-houses and sweep the deck! | hidden |
| HC | A. Carr | Storm at sea | 2 mngs. |
| HC | H. P. Chubb | Cursing like a bo’s’n can in a tramp | tin in rag1; 2 defs.; tramp steamer |
| HC | A. N. Clark | Railing occasionally seen running round the deck | 2 mngs. |
| HC | J. Duffill | To growl about Income Tax returns won’t alter one’s assessment | I.T. in gnar1 (all rev.) |
| HC | T. Dwyer | Making a beggar go without money is just class distinction | tin in rag1 |
| HC | L. E. Eyres | Fault-finding, wherein a fastidious girl takes delight | 2 defs.; ref. song “Ship Ahoy”; “All the nice girls love a sailor” |
| HC | C. E. Gates | After a train smash there’s little good in sorting out the different classes! | anag. of train + g |
| HC | C. P. Grant | Do householders appreciate this estimation of their worth? On the contrary; growl about it | it in gnar1 (all rev.); rateable value |
| HC | S. B. Green | It’s ’opeless working for this Borough Council concern—I’ve joined the Navy! | (ope)rating, 2 defs.; Rating Authority |
| HC | G. G. Lawrance | Standing allowed only on the lower deck | 2 mngs. |
| HC | A. R. McInroy | A man with a rolling gait—Royal Navy, obviously | anag. of gait, RN & lit. |
| HC | E. L. Mellersh | There’s money in a bit of the old mattress cover: take the ticking off | tin in rag1; tick3 |
| HC | F. E. Newlove | There’s money in scrap: what’s this railing worth? | tin in rag1, 2 defs. |
| HC | Rev E. B. Peel | A good dressing-down for the class at sea | 2 mngs. |
| HC | E. J. Rackham | The way they puts on the taxes, it seems to make working ’opeless | (ope)rating; pl. of taxis |
| HC | A. Robins | One of many sailors taken back in the Reserve | tar (rev.) + in, +“G” & lit.; post-war reserve category for the RNR |
| HC | B. Rowbotham | Initial suggestions of the Royal Navy, coupled with a peculiar gait, should give a hand | anag. of R N gait |
| HC | M. R. Sampford | Size group? O.S., like Kate | 3 mngs; Ordinary Seaman; ref. Taming of the Shrew, i.e. scalding |
| HC | H. G. Tattersall | He has the rolling R.N. gait | anag. |
| HC | Miss D. W. Taylor | What the Captain of the Pinafore gave his daughter when she fancied one | 2 defs.; ref. Josephine & Ralph, H.M.S. Pinafore |
Runners-Up in competition 158: