Ximenes Competition No. 167 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 166 | 168 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 167 | May 1951 | PARMESAN | normal | 10 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Mrs L. Jarman | Rasp me freely, right up to an end | anag. + an, & lit. |
| Second | C. E. Gates | Italian food designed to give perfect figures to people without glamour | par (golf) + SA in men |
| Third | M. Newman | Tight man pares this | anag. & lit.; tight = tipsy, stingy (i.e. cheese-paring) |
| HC | J. W. Bates | A poor man pares me! | anag. & lit.; i.e. cheese-paring |
| HC | S. B. Green | A dilapidated manse for the parson’s son—hard cheese! | anag. for son in parson |
| HC | M. B. McIlroy | Cheese dish with an untidy smear inside | anag. in pan |
| HC | T. W. Melluish | A carefully disposed man pares cheese | anag. |
| HC | L. E. Thomas | It should be one’s last course perhaps to attain equality by foul means | par + anag. |
| HC | M. A. Vernon | It’s the vague smear in the middle of the dish that adds the savour | anag. in pan |
| HC | M. Woolf | Just a smear, melted in the pan, makes a delicious savoury | anag. in pan |
Runners-Up in competition 167: