Ximenes Competition No. 183 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 182 | 184 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 183 | Xmas 1951 | SAUSAGES | normal | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | G. H. McConnell | Have they the guts to retain their secrets? Some have been known to split under a grilling | cryptic def.; ref. intestinal casings |
| Second | J. W. Bates | You may find us wrapped up in the front bit of Saturday’s Times | us in Sa(turday’s) ages, & lit. |
| Third | E. J. Rackham | Some may stuff these comestibles, but they fill the discriminating with a certain amount of nausea | (n)aus(ea) in sages; ref. to sage stuffing |
| HC | J. A. Blair | They’re just seasoning and a scrap of skin—with a bit of austerity filling | aus(terity) in sage, s(kin) & lit.; ref. poor quality of post-war s. |
| HC | D. L. L. Clarke | It takes us years and years to complete our make up. We’re generally browned off by breakfast time | SA (= it) + us + ages |
| HC | T. Dwyer | Put us in grease (half the usual quantity) and cook with gas | us in anag. of (gre)ase, gas, & lit. |
| HC | D. J. Furley | Rolls make one of their best vehicles—to show Professors round the States! | USA in sages; ref. R. Royce / sausage rolls |
| HC | C. E. Gates | The Springboks have been shown superior to us over a long period. They’re so compact of guts and brawn | SA us ages; ref. S. rugby tour 1951/2 |
| HC | S. B. Green | Wise-guys around the States often crack under a grilling | USA in sages; i.e. members of Mafia |
| HC | P. A. Harrow | Bags with dubious contents are turned over when at the Customs | as (rev.) + usages; as = when; ref. poor quality of post-war s. |
| HC | P. T. Heath | It will take us a long time to get unrationed meat | SA (= it), us, ages; other meats still rationed in 1952 |
| HC | A. R. M. Hooper | What’s inside their cases often concerns us, to say nothing of the South African Customs | SA, usages; ref. poor quality of post-war s. |
| HC | G. G. Lawrence | They may be cooked to demonstrate the Aga’s uses | anag. & lit.; ref. Aga cookers |
| HC | D. P. Leggatt | Agas have their uses for cooking up these | anag. & lit.; ref. Aga cookers |
| HC | A. D. Mitchner | It’s a recognised practice in the S.S.—grill ‘em till they split, it won’t save their skins | a usage in SS |
| HC | D. Murray | Cambridge is famous for these Union practices | (Union of) SA + usages; ref. C. sausages / C. Union |
| HC | A. C. Norfolk | Even if you knock the stuffing out of them, they’ll still show bags of guts! | cryptic def.; ref. intestinal casings |
| HC | R. Postill | Simply a habit Sunday after Sunday? We’re prepared for scoffers | S + a usage + S |
| HC | H. Rainger | We have little meat now as a result of South America’s grasping treatment | usage in SA’s; ref. meat ration cuts resulting from Argentinian export restrictions / poor quality of post-war s. |
| HC | J. F. Smith | South American customs are mysteries: why can’t we have more meat? | SA usages; ref. meat ration cuts resulting from Argentinian export restrictions/poor quality of post-war s. |
| HC | P. H. Taylor | A guess as to their contents? You’d better omit to! | anag. of a guess as; ref. poor quality of post-war s. |
| HC | F. L. Usher | Turkey’s satellites have no longer any real guts—literally or figuratively | cryptic def., ref. Christmas dinner; ref. poor quality of post-war s., and Turkey’s ‘satellite cities’ restricting refugees after the 1951 UN convention |
| HC | A. R. Wheeler | South African customs are full of mystery—but the brown skins are only the result of the heat | SA, usages; ref. poor quality of post-war s. |
| HC | I. Young | Maybe beefy packs, with skinny outsides, are South African traditions | SA, usages; ref. S.A. rugby tour 1951/2 |
Runners-Up in competition 183: