Ximenes Competition No. 180 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 179 | 181 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180 | Nov 1951 | HESPER | Printer’s Devilry | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Mrs J. H. C. Lawlor | Company—steady, men—’shun! S/tand at ease! | |
| Second | Rev E. B. Peel | Cranky headmaster’s asked me to tea! C/an’t! Oatmeal’s in my mortarboard! | Esperanto |
| Third | R. Postill | Edinburgh preferred a scientist. Did Aberdeen, like them, oust a c/hap Sim? Afraid so! | the moustaches perhaps; ref. Rectorial elections 1951; Alastair Sim replaced by Alexander Fleming at Edinburgh, Jimmy Edwards elected at Aberdeen |
| HC | F. A. J. Armstrong | If anyone wants to marry the hussy, let him s/tand forward | |
| HC | Lt Col P. S. Baines | “I’ll set out to tea. C/an Toby go, d-doctor?” Zamenhof cried | Esperanto; Dr L. L. Z. |
| HC | C. A. Baker | If the horses back it, c/haps, it’s got something! | |
| HC | A. Barkas | Smuggling something? Best keep it under your hat, c/haps! | |
| HC | The Lady Janet Beveridge | Is washing dis/missible on Sundays as a work of supererogation? | |
| HC | J. G. Cordery | Look at the mare’s-tail s/ky this morning! | |
| HC | J. H. Dingwall | Does Winston’s agent consider his wis/e M.P. Tory? | peremptory; ref. agents in Winston C.’s Special Operations Executive |
| HC | E. R. Evans | In Marc/oni’s land, homes are meatless | ref. reduced meat exports to UK under Juan Peron |
| HC | I. Evans | Our bus/ is hours late. Clay is so heavy | …bushes…slate clay… |
| HC | J. A. Fincken | If you want to lose your Middlesex train, c/haps doing P.T. will help | |
| HC | Mrs N. Fisher | “She’s not really fair!” S/o, X, I decried a spiteful fellow-woman | peroxide |
| HC | A. B. Gardner | That c/hap’s a red!—is liked the most by those afraid of vermin | thatches…disliked… |
| HC | C. E. Gates | Her Eric/? I shall weal this good-for-nothing in the end! | …riches perish, all wealth… |
| HC | F. G. Illingworth | One of Scotland’s heroes? Listen, stow it, c/haps—it’ll turn his head! | ref. Macbeth |
| HC | G. G. Lawrance | Bevan-wis/e M.P. (Tory) calls for increases in armaments to cease | ref. Nye Bevan’s resignation over health service cuts to fund defence |
| HC | T. A. Martin | I fit a c/hap’s suit. Able treatment is the drill | If it aches… |
| HC | Mrs A. M. Osmond | Skin affected by harsh detergent—it c/haps | |
| HC | H. Ingram Rees | Minister stokes Rus/sian cruiser. A bid for conciliation? | Minister Stokes…Persian cruise…; ref. Richard S., Min. of Materials, and Iranian Oil Nationalisation talks |
| HC | J. Scholes | Missing cat: c/haps blame the dazzling sun | |
| HC | J. F. N. Wedge | Dusty pit c/haps might benefit from a shower | |
| HC | R. F. Zobel | Back it, c/haps! Crumbs!—invest! |
Runners-Up in competition 180: