Ximenes Competition No. 213 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 211 | 215 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 213 | Jan 1953 | LEMONADE | normal | 27 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. Postill | Article in French paper shows what people will swallow from the yellow press! | a in Le Monde; see y.p. in C. |
| Second | W. J. Duffin | It’s wet, it pours. It may make a squash, but find room for a little ’un in the shelter | monad in lee1 |
| Third | J. H. Scott-Wilson | Still out of glasses for the kids’ party: we must make do with enamel somehow | anag. |
| HC | E. S. Ainley | A change from ale and the demon rum | anag. & lit.; rum, adj. |
| HC | C. Allen Baker | Men involved in a crooked deal will gain nothing—it only leads to the cooler | O in anag. of men in anag. |
| HC | J. W. Bates | The charge for dry toast | cryptic def.; i.e. charge for glass of teetotaller |
| HC | Cdr H. H. L. Dickson | An article in a French paper is sometimes sparkling and still occasionally juicy | a in Le Monde; sparkling & still L. |
| HC | J. A. Fincken | In a French journal you’ll find a juicy extract | a in Le Monde |
| HC | J. A. Flood | The problem on a Derby Day is where to get a drink! | hidden |
| HC | C. K. Foster | After brewing ale, do men still drink this? Without a doubt! | anag.; still L. |
| HC | S. Goldie | Appears in emblem on a design suitable for chidren’s mugs | hidden |
| HC | S. B. Green | Article in French newspaper runs down the puerile personnel of many Parties | a in Le Monde; p.p = children |
| HC | A. R. M. Hooper | A regular fizzer for the T.T. Race; led all the way round the island and first of everyone to finish | Mona in led + e(veryone); T.T. Race = non-drinkers |
| HC | F. G. Illingworth | Ale and the demon Rum—a nice drink for a child! | anag.; rum, adj. |
| HC | H. Joyce | It’s quite a squash for the T.T. fans on the bend | cryptic def.; i.e. teetotallers on a drinking session |
| HC | Mrs D. M. Kissen | Punch, dispirited, lacks pep: full of sparkle, gets open-mouthed welcome at children’s parties | 2 mngs., i.e. punch without spirit = lemonade; Punch & Judy |
| HC | N. Lawson | An article in a French newspaper may have to be watered down | a in Le Monde |
| HC | B. M. Legg | The first essential is to get into shelter—then we’ll have the drink | monad in lee1 |
| HC | T. W. Melluish | One feels after this squash the fresher might be accepted in the world of the ‘beaux esprits’ | a in Le Monde (Fr.); fresher = refreshed/University student |
| HC | C. J. Morse | Many a Frenchman’s breakfast reading is interrupted only by a drink of fruit juice | a in Le Monde |
| HC | D. A. Nicholls | Coward’s name made in Bitter Sweet! Press effusive about “this refreshing production” | anag. of Noël made, 3 defs.; B.S., operetta by N.C. |
| HC | T. H. Poole | Drink? An article in that worldly French paper is all for it! | a in Le Monde |
| HC | E. J. Rackham | Article in Paris newspaper should induce Parties to take a sober course | a in Le Monde |
| HC | Mrs E. M. Simmonds | Final half of Sale! One mad hectic squash! | (sa)le + anag. |
| HC | J. Thompson | Len made a duck—tickled a fizzer! | anag. incl. 0; ref. Len Hutton, Yorkshire & England batsman |
| HC | F. L. Usher | Tart reply to a budding débutante asking for fizz | lemon a dé(butante), i.e. “the answer’s a l.” |
| HC | I. Young | Read the article in Journal de Paris—it’s refreshingly juicy! | a in Le Monde |
Runners-Up in competition 213: