Ximenes Competition No. 195 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 194 | 196 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 195 | Jun 1952 | WALLABAS | normal | 16 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Cdr H. H. L. Dickson | By degrees the feller gets us down | walla, BAs, & lit. |
| Second | Rev E. B. Peel | Bombay agent wants Paris stockings—they’ve a nice shade for S.A. | walla, bas (Fr.) |
| Third | C. J. Lowe | Indian workers have absorbed a certain degree of learning: they put the South Americans in the shade! | BA in wallas |
| HC | T. E. Bell | To get these, British America requires all-round fellers. Very high standards essential | B, A in wallas; standard = standing growth |
| HC | W. C. Cartner | Palisade down at Devil’s Island? Build it up with these! | wall, à bas, & lit.; D.I. in French Guiana |
| HC | F. A. Clark | Fan-palms sway from right to left: They’re trees with a Red streak, you see | sabal + law (all rev.); sway (n) = rule [see comments] |
| HC | C. E. Gates | We have an agent down in Cayenne, and branches all over the Guianas | walla + bas (Fr.) |
| HC | S. Goldie | Indian feller, him clever, has degrees: him go chop-chop with us in Guiana | walla BAs |
| HC | A. R. M. Hooper | They’ve got branches in Guiana and agents around British America | B, A in wallas |
| HC | F. G. Illingworth | They will give Lana Turner tough parts! | cryptic def.; lana = tough wood of the Guiana tree; turner = wood turner; ref. film actress [see comments] |
| HC | L. W. Jenkinson | They are liable to kill you if they fall on you—a vice that is found in Rugby tourists | a for i.e. in Wallabies; vice3 |
| HC | G. G. Lawrance | We could provide lining for camel hair jackets, or at least a pair of trunks! | wall, abas; wall = lining of organ [see comments] |
| HC | R. Postill | It’s possible—if unusual—to get us down by letting a feller have one short bash! | walla, bas(h) |
| HC | E. R. Prentice | Fellow bathes without the trunks—and leaves! | walla ba(the)s [see comments] |
| HC | Mrs E. M. Simmonds | We have reddish colouring and abound in S.A.—just what all the nice girls love in fellows | AB in wallas; “all the nice girls love a sailor” |
| HC | T. G. Wellman | Fence down in Cayenne! Get trees from local Forest | wall, à bas (Fr.) |
Runners-Up in competition 195: