Ximenes Competition No. 172 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 171 | 173 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 172 | Aug 1951 | GARNISHER | normal | 15 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | L. E. Thomas | Though there’s only a piece of fish in store for him, he’ll dress for dinner | (f)ish in garner |
| Second | F. P. N. Lake | I supply the finishing touches to the dish, and collect things to put around it | (d)ish in garner, & lit. |
| Third | H. C. Pilley | Decorator—among the leaders of Germany—ran amok over liberty | anag. of ran + ish in Ger(many); ref. common belief that Hitler was a house painter |
| HC | C. A. Baker | One who provides only fancy dishes causes husband to have his inside upset! | anag. of his in garner [see comments] |
| HC | B. K. Bernau | If it is his duty to adorn, why does he keep her in rags? | anag. |
| HC | S. B. Green | A jar of “gran.” is standing on her kitchen dresser | anag. of gran + is her; gran. = granulated sugar |
| HC | C. H. Hudson | I advise you not to pay her under a shilling: I rang—line out of order—before | anag. of I rang + s + her |
| HC | F. G. Illingworth | Dresses for dinner, with a wry grin as we find her adding the last touch of make-up | anag. of grin as + her |
| HC | E. W. Lee | Fish isn’t presentable to her without a bit of titivating | gar nis1 her, & lit. |
| HC | D. P. M. Michael | As herring pickled makes nicer eating, is pike nicer pickled? | anag., gar nisher (drunken pron. of nicer) |
| HC | C. J. Morse | A short sherry laced with gin is a good one to set dinner off | anag. of a sherr(y) gin |
| HC | H. B. Ridley | Red herring, as a trapper of course | anag.; red2; trap4 (vt.) |
| HC | L. A. Roberts | Rings hare when cooked | anag. & lit. |
| HC | F. B. Stubbs | Never is he in need of a recipe to give the finishing touch | garn is he + r., & lit; garn! (sl.) = go on! (expressing disbelief) |
| HC | H. S. Tribe | She makes a tasty-looking dish till she changes—then you see her in rags! | anag. |
Runners-Up in competition 172: