Ximenes Competition No. 193 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 192 | 194 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193 | May 1952 | TRADUCER | normal | 14 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | E. J. Rackham | As far as things brought up again, with embellishment, are concerned, you can back him! | re, cud, art (all rev.) & lit. |
| Second | F. E. Newlove | With trade curtailed, producer loses incentive: without good-will, his business is depreciating | trad(e) + (prod)ucer |
| Third | C. A. Baker | One who gives a dog a bad name could himself be rated “Cur” | anag. |
| HC | S. B. Green | “Poison-pen,” perhaps, whose letters disturb the curate and the doctor | anag. of curate, Dr. |
| HC | L. Johnson | Ill-disposed censor mangles the ruder act | anag. |
| HC | J. Hardie Keir | A crude tar derivative for the fabricator of dark stains | anag. |
| HC | P. W. W. Leach | Traffic negotiator, intercepted by copper’s reverse sign, uses some vile language! | Cu (rev.) in trader |
| HC | C. J. Lowe | His portraits are smeared distortions—crude art run riot | anag. |
| HC | D. P. M. Michael | Credatur should be translated literally, but let him not be believed! | anag.; C. (Latin) = belief |
| HC | R. Postill | I see that you’re run down, the Dr. confided to the ailing curate | anag. of curate, Dr. |
| HC | H. Rainger | No H.C. for my victim. Runner up? On the contrary. It’s the dictator in me | cryptic def., i.e. runner down; contains (Il) Duce |
| HC | A. Robins | His perverted skill may be applied to composition of crude letters | art (rev.) + anag., & lit. |
| HC | P. H. Taylor | His misguided art is connected with crude misrepresentation | art (rev.) + anag. & lit. |
| HC | I. Young | He’s unappreciative of the Frenchman’s entering a horse that might make light of the course | du (Fr.) in tracer; see tracer (trace2) and tracer bullet |
Runners-Up in competition 193: