Ximenes Competition No. 201 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 200 | 202 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Aug 1952 | AMETHYST | normal | 14 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Maj L. N. Purdon | Myths have been woven about “the cup that cheers but not inebriates” | anag. & lit. |
| Second | S. Goldie | Have a stout with methylated in it—half-and-half; take it from me, you won’t get drunk | methy(lated) in a st(out), & lit. |
| Third | J. A. Blair | The vessel for getting out of a tight situation—and the stuff it was made of! | double mng.; ref. HMS A., the Yangtse Incident, and cup |
| HC | D. Ashcroft | Those who plied me suffered little from fire slipping down the red lane | double mng.; ref. HMS A., the Yangtse Incident, and cup |
| HC | F. D. H. Atkinson | In the third row with Agate for St. Joan?—a brilliant piece | cryptic def.; ref. Exodus 28:19, breastplate of judgement; James Agate, theatre critic, G. B. Shaw play |
| HC | T. Bilsborough | Makes drinkers stay sober? No, makes them stay drunk | anag. |
| HC | B. G. H. Clegg | Drink to this vessel—thought to keep men sober, but actually making them stay fuddled! | anag. |
| HC | C. E. Gates | Stumped by a yard at the end of a miserably tame hour—for a Blue that’s definitely not exhilarating! | anag. + h + y + st |
| HC | D. P. M. Michael | She avoided so-called Salvation Army in China: being a Methodist sounded less odd | ‘a meth(odd)ist’.; ref. HMS A., the Yangtse Incident |
| HC | C. J. Morse | I used to make drinkers stay sober; now I make them stay drunk | anag. |
| HC | A. Robins | People thought I couldn’t make them stay tipsy, but I can! | anag. & lit.; ‘canned’ |
| HC | J. L. Ruddle | She fluffed Maths., yet got through in History (1949 papers) | anag.; ref. HMS A., the Yangtse Incident |
| HC | E. T. Smith | Users of this once thought it would make them stay sober. Actually it makes them stay tipsy | anag. |
| HC | M. Woolf | Meat pie, and by Harry it’ll take a good man to finish it—it’s a mauve one! | anag. + Hy + St |
Runners-Up in competition 201: