Ximenes Competition No. 168 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 167 | 169 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 168 | Jun 1951 | PIPS | Misprints | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Mrs J. H. C. Lawlor | Married by the Captain, on deck, we are, content of heart and hopeful of issue in due season | carried; 3 mngs.; deck = pack of cards |
| Second | C. J. Morse | Trulls like nestling on officers’ shoulders | trills; 2 mngs. |
| Third | C. A. Baker | Stones that may be projected by people in glass houses! | protected; cryptic def. |
| HC | A. C. Angel | Officer’s stare refuses membership | stars; 2 mngs. |
| HC | P. R. Best | Ill rumours precede the news | humours; 2 mngs.; time signal |
| HC | P. M. Coombs | They are in The Grange, Bramley, playing cards | Orange; 2 mngs.; B. Seedling apple |
| HC | J. H. Dingwall | Spits on dice and defeats rival | spots; 2 mngs. |
| HC | H. H. Elliott | “The Sign of Four” (Radio Version) | hour; cryptic def.; time signal |
| HC | J. H. Gawler | Raspberry seems all you’re likely to get if you take exception to partial nudity in pin-ups! | seeds; pin-ups less nu(dity) |
| HC | S. B. Green | We’re broadcast from time to time in a radio postscript | ratio: pi p.s.; time signal |
| HC | W. E. Green | Sent from home at six, tight at seven and home at eleven | light; cryptic def.; time signal, BBC radio stations |
| HC | P. J. Higgins | Discover the favourite spots of gamblers and twisters and you’ll get them in a jam | twitters; 3 mngs.; playing cards |
| HC | F. G. Illingworth | Broadcast heard in most homes, though not switched on in the majority! | stitched; Major in Army, time signal |
| HC | T. W. Melluish | Fig leaves theme on the wrong side of grandpa’s plate | these; cryptic def. |
| HC | J. G. Morris | Beats—in many an ample heart, perhaps | apple; 2 mngs. |
| HC | F. E. Newlove | All clubs have these: they become perfect bores—singularly depressing! | cores; become = befit; 3 mngs. |
| HC | A. P. O’Leary | Practice in the field: captain threw sub. one or two shoulder high | three; cryptic def.; military ranks |
| HC | Rev E. B. Peel | Sign of Four—five for Colonel Openshaw | hour; ref. ‘Five Orange Pips’, Sherlock Holmes; time signal |
| HC | C. P. Rea | Heeds timely advice | seeds; 2 mngs.; time signal |
| HC | E. O. Seymour | Get details of hourly service, run to time, from the A.B.C. | B.B.C.; cryptic def.; time signal |
| HC | J. Thompson | Our agency has set right many a match gone wrong: a card will find us | watch; 2 mngs.; time signal |
Runners-Up in competition 168: