Ximenes Competition No. 207 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 206 | 209 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 207 | Nov 1952 | PAGEANT | normal | 28 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | P. M. Coombs | Occasion for display of the buttons and bows of antiquity | page ant(iquity), & lit.; bows = front parts |
| Second | M. Woolf | “The Lord Mayor’s Show is one long-outmoded hold-up.” Worker | page2 ant; ref. newspaper “Daily Worker” |
| Third | J. W. Bates | If this show’s out of period, someone’s made a bloomer | i.e. p(age)ant, & lit.; out of = lacking |
| HC | C. Allen Baker | One may have a gorgeous appearance, but if one’s age is fifty, there must be a trick in it! | i.e. L for age in pageant = plant |
| HC | T. E. Bell | It gives point to an age, somehow: shows the epoch is not without lively inspiration | anag. incl. pt., age in (i.e. not without) pant, & lit. |
| HC | R. M. S. Cork | Depicts a historical period in short pantomime form | age in pant(o), & lit. |
| HC | J. Duffill | What makes the show? That’s the secret of the ladies in short pants | age in pant(s); ladies coy about age |
| HC | W. M. Easther | It’s half past one—get outside for the parade | pa(st) + an in get |
| HC | J. A. Fincken | An opera’s début implied losing a thousand—that’s show business! | Pag(liacci) + (m)eant |
| HC | A. B. Gardner | Buttons are not simply for show, often upholding civic or even national dignity | page an’t |
| HC | I. C. Gilchrist | Show one’s advancing years in a certain shortness of the breath | age in pant |
| HC | H. J. Godwin | Show one’s years in breathing with difficulty | age in pant |
| HC | R. M. Grace | Heave!—it’s about time this platform was moved | age in pant; pageant = moving show |
| HC | S. B. Green | A spectacular show—if it weren’t for my mature years, it would make me gasp! | i.e. p(age)ant |
| HC | J. Hardie Keir | The fascinating spectacle of a goodly stretch of well-turned leg in singularly brief unmentionables | a + (l)eg (rev.) in pant(s) |
| HC | R. C. Macfarlane | The trousers being singularly worn out (by age), it might cost £2 extra to cover the seat for me | age in pant(s); ref. Coronation seats |
| HC | P. G. McCarthy | A fine display of kings and queens—caller opens a No Trump | page a NT |
| HC | T. W. Melluish | Exhibition secured by worker’s application to a quantity of reading matter | page ant |
| HC | C. J. Morse | A piece of pantomime about some great period of history | age in pant(omime), & lit. |
| HC | F. E. Newlove | Call a No Trump: it shows Kings, Queens, etc., in various suits | page a NT |
| HC | W. K. M. Slimmings | Who’s holding up the train? One of the workers creating a scene on the platform | page ant |
| HC | Miss N. Smith | Non-stop Variety Show featuring a generous amount of well-turned leg in very abbreviated panties | a + (l)eg (rev.) in pant(ies) |
| HC | J. Thompson | Attentive boy—model of industry—result, exhibition! | page ant |
| HC | H. S. Tribe | I want the whole town to see me in the bustle model with the buttons in front | page ant; ant = model of industry |
| HC | R. A. Whitley | Major period of history presented in breath-taking setting | age in pant, & lit. |
| HC | L. C. Wright | Feature of panto closing time—the final round off | age in pant(o), & lit; closing = enclosing |
| HC | I. Young | A breathtaking performance during which you have the time of your life | age in pant, & lit. |
| HC | J. S. Young | Buttons are not wholly for show | page an’t |
Runners-Up in competition 207: