Ximenes Competition No. 160 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 159 | 161 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160 | Feb 1951 | RASCAL | Printer’s Devilry | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | G. G. Lawrance | If the Government ration sex, T/ories will be a problem for the housewives! | ref. food rationing |
| Second | F. G. Illingworth | If you can’t be a/ddressed by your wife, see the doctor! | |
| Third | J. Hardie Keir | Mark how fa/ded Kitty’s prints! | |
| HC | Mrs A. Boorman | Dizzy botanist studying flo/es, cliffs and falls | |
| HC | Mrs M. Brown | Sofa the need! Sex t/est? O weigh him! | so fat he needs… |
| HC | E. Clark | Few can be a/ddressed roughly without wincing | |
| HC | D. H. S. Cox | Every true Welshman should be a/ lion on March 1st. | scallion |
| HC | J. Duffill | We want some ex-T/ories in! Ration sin! (Sufficient for daily needs) | ref. food rationing |
| HC | L. E. Eyres | There’s nought so dea/f, love, to a neat mamma | neat = bovine |
| HC | Dr J. N. Fell | The fall comes to the Fi/ends: to the Greeks, never! | as calends; see Greek C. in Brewer’s |
| HC | Miss R. LeS. Filleul | Why doesn’t cricket pro spe/culate?—Dreads wanton reporting | |
| HC | Rev D. Ford | Film-star besieged by came/ls! Police to clear a way | |
| HC | W. E. Green | Actors appea/l. Boys shout | call-boys |
| HC | P. J. Higgins | A good geyser will give you nothing harmful, nothing that is ba/d | |
| HC | Mrs A. M. Osmond | Young Woodley’s trouble could have been described as a spring fever o/f love | ref. ‘Y. W.’, play by John Van Druten |
| HC | A. P. O’Leary | What a heavy little villain! Baby car ne/edless | ref. Primo Carnera, boxer, reputedly weighed 17 lbs. at birth |
| HC | A. J. C. Saunders | When firing at sea, do you find the ai/m as at Bisley? | ref. B. shooting range |
| HC | W. K. M. Slimmings | Nothing gies as guid heat—he/ed!—on Ian’s oil | … heather as Caledonian soil |
| HC | A. J. Souter | If Mr. Webb could provide, ex-T/ories would increase | ref. Maurice W., Minister of Food 1950/51 |
| HC | L. E. Thomas | A sign o/f wit? Has he enlivened men’s fancies? | signora’s calf with a sheen |
| HC | Mrs J. E. Townsend | Ope/l for good production! This car men proved to be first class | Carmen |
| HC | L. C. Tudor | German Ope/l for loud performance. British Singer for sound quality | ref. German & British cars |
| HC | R. E. Tupling | Indecorous E/ves were modestly hidden |
Runners-Up in competition 160: