Ximenes Competition No. 206 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 205 | 207 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 206 | Nov 1952 | PIEPOWDER | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | L. C. Wright | Pasty? Then use make-up! It’s an old remedy for disorders of the fair | pie1 powder |
| Second | J. Thompson | A fair cop here? Half pint on top of wee drop—hopelessly intoxicated! | pi(nt) + anag. |
| Third | D. P. M. Michael | Where once was fair payment for dirty work, here’s money and food to do a little dusting | pie5 and pie1 + powder |
| HC | E. S. Ainley | Here a miscellany of types might take the consequences of petty infractions | pie2 powder & lit.; i.e. small particles |
| HC | J. W. Bates | Antique bench—“period pew” as a wag might style it | anag. |
| HC | J. A. Blair | It provided a fair hearing for a lot of mixed types having some matter to settle quickly | pie2 powder & lit. |
| HC | V. E. Brooke | Period pew, antique form or mediaeval bench | anag.; i.e. antique form = old/worn appearance |
| HC | Mrs N. Fisher | A course on make-up is advisable, in place of crude trials | pie1 powder |
| HC | R. M. Grace | Riotous types on a charge find fair justice here | pie2 powder & lit. |
| HC | R. R. Greenfield | Disorderly types with explosive used to settle trade disputes in the old days | pie2 powder; ref. Luddites |
| HC | Mrs J. H. C. Lawlor | Suggesting make-up to the pasty? It was rude trying! | pie1 powder |
| HC | P. W. W. Leach | Used to settle a shine for the fair types before | pie2 powder & lit; shine = shindy (old sl.) |
| HC | J. P. Lloyd | Court that could give a copper authority to take loose characters into custody—and vice versa? | i.e. d. in pie2 power, & lit. |
| HC | C. J. Lowe | Is it fair justice when only one copper in the force goes after disorderly types? | pie2 + d. in power |
| HC | D. A. Nicholls | Court where givers of short measure were tried—and wiped, perhaps, with a knotted rope! | anag. of wiped, rope |
| HC | M. G. Powell-Davies | Fair referee awarding Rovers penalty on the spot, Orient bit the dust | pie5, powder; ref. football |
| HC | E. J. Rackham | Disorderly type, having had a wee drop, tipsy, appears in ancient court | pi2 + anag |
| HC | C. P. Rea | One got a fair trial here. Certainly no suggestion of “hard”—pound fine, perhaps | pie1 (= easy thing) + powder |
| HC | E. W. Richart | Pasty cosmetic resorted to by the fair for soothing inflamed chaps | pie1 + powder |
| HC | Mrs E. M. Simmonds | Old rustic bench, where disorderly types might confront the copper in authority | pie2 + d. in power |
| HC | J. A. L. Sturrock | Pound fine to a lot of types is no longer a fair way of punishing people, for traffic offences | pie2 powder; traffic = passing to and fro |
| HC | Miss D. W. Taylor | Here, one just tried to keep the mop clean—that is dust under the piano! | p + i.e. + powder; m. = fair |
Runners-Up in competition 206: