Ximenes Competition No. 200 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 199 | 201 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 | Aug 1952 | ACCOUNT | normal | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | S. B. Green | A Chancellor takes care of what’s untaxed at source in this! | a C c/o unt(axed), & lit. |
| Second | Dr D. S. M. Imrie | What has “The Millionairess” got to make Shaw’s title carry weight? | AC + count; play by G. B. Shaw; Aircraftsman T. E. Shaw (Lawrence of Arabia) |
| Third | D. B. J. Ambler | The chapters on love in an old, old woman’s story | cc + 0 in aunt |
| HC | J. A. Blair | Entries may be posted to me to judge | 2 mngs. |
| HC | J. Buist | To make this variety of sake, you must ferment the entire cocoa-nut—omit nothing | anag. less 0; sake1,2 |
| HC | B. G. H. Clegg | Bill’s car number | AC + count; ref. AC cars Ltd. |
| HC | F. L. Constable | The bill of a drunken toucan enlarged by a hundred! | anag. incl. C |
| HC | E. B. Cottam | After commencement of action Colonial Office get Ground-nut Union to make report of expenses | ac(tion) + CO + anag. |
| HC | F. E. Dixon | Sake drawn from cocoanut, distilled and deoxidised, for regular customers only | anag. minus O (oxygen), 2 defs.; sake1,2 |
| HC | Mrs N. Fisher | Here’s a tale, chaps! Nothing in it, but gossip’s going around | cc (chaps. = chapters) + 0 in aunt |
| HC | R. J. Hall | You’ll make a score from a rigged coco-nut shy of nought only | anag. less 0 |
| HC | L. W. Jenkinson | When this shows red you must put the brake on! | cryptic def.; banking / motoring |
| HC | C. Koop | Bill, missing nothing, shows how to shift the cocoa-nut! | anag. less 0 |
| HC | C. J. Morse | Judge that criminals should be brought to for a balanced summing-up | 3 mngs. |
| HC | W. B. O’Hanlon | This product is made from shredded cocoanut, nothing else: serve uncooked and save trouble | anag. less 0 (else = except); cooking the books |
| HC | E. J. Rackham | Tobacco untaxed would certainly enlarge it! | hidden & lit. |
| HC | A. Redstone | A popular current number that is often rendered | 2 mngs.; current a/c |
| HC | W. K. M. Slimmings | What’s in it? Just what the Dr. ordered! | cryptic def.; Dr. = drawer |
| HC | Mrs A. L. Stevenson | Reckon this is flatly unwelcome on the breakfast table—it should never be cooked! | 3 mngs.; bills unwelcome at breakfast; cooking the books |
| HC | J. Vallely | Here’s news for you! A Tory measure: tobacco untaxed, except for outsiders! | a C count, hidden |
| HC | G. H. Willett | The wild toucan is nearly all bill! | anag. needing c |
Runners-Up in competition 200: