Ximenes Competition No. 215 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 213 | 217 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 215 | Jan 1953 | BUCKFASTLEIGH | normal | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | T. W. Melluish | An order of black hue, given gifts, here reconstructed | anag. & lit.; B. Abbey (reconstructed post 1882), Benedictines “black monks” |
| Second | J. P. Lloyd | Here abstinence is observed within, while, without, the stag is pursued by one of the Hunts | fast3 in buck1 Leigh & lit.; B. Abbey; Leigh Hunt, Eng. writer and critic, b.1784; Dartmoor Hunt |
| Third | Miss D. W. Taylor | There’s something bigger than Hamlet in the Moor, shaking a huge black fist! | anag.; i.e.. B. in Dartmoor larger than a hamlet; Othello IV:1, striking of Desdemona |
| HC | E. S. Ainley | Hunt chasing stag (or dashing fellow!) may be seen about near here | fast2 (archaic) in buck1 Leigh & lit.; ref. Leigh Hunt, Eng. writer and critic, b.1784; Dartmoor Hunt |
| HC | J. W. Bates | A dandy set, a famous Desdemona —here’s the place to go to see the Moor! | buck1, fast2 Leigh; B. on edge of Dartmoor; Vivien L. played D. on stage |
| HC | P. Brown | Hind’s master settled here before acquiring the name of Elizabethan hero | buck2 fast2 Leigh & lit.; ref. Amyas L., Westward Ho!; Drake, Golden Hind [see comments] |
| HC | W. M. Easther | A pleasant Devonshire retreat for the man-about-town, if the gals get awkward | buck1 + anag. B. abbey |
| HC | Mrs N. Fisher | There’s a place of retreat for a game beast swiftly chased by a well-known Hunt | buck1 fast1 Leigh & lit.; B. Abbey; Leigh Hunt, Eng. writer and critic, b. 1784; Dartmoor Hunt |
| HC | B. J. Iliffe | Darts? There’s one here; try to throw a snappy 50. Not quite—8! | buck1 (vb.) fast1 L eigh(t); i.e. darts (sing.) = Dart (river at B.) |
| HC | Mrs L. Jarman | Species of cart—reckless Old Uncle Tom—non-existent horse: that’s a well-known Devonshire haunt | buck2 fast1 (Cob)leigh; Uncle T.C., Widecombe fair; cob1; B. Abbey reputedly haunted |
| HC | M. J. Jones | Found on the edge of Dartmoor the thugs file back disconcerted | anag.; B. on edge of Dartmoor; Dartmoor prison |
| HC | D. P. M. Michael | Hunt follows quickly upon heels of quarry near Princetown | buck1 fast1 Leigh; ref. Leigh Hunt, Eng. writer and critic, b. 1784; Dartmoor Hunt |
| HC | C. J. Morse | Try to throw quick fifty followed by double four. No, not quite. Dart’s just outside it | buck1 (vb.) fast1 L eigh(t); Dart, river flowing past B. |
| HC | F. E. Newlove | Where’s the Benedictine? Gone west—I’ve upset the big caskful! | anag.; B. Abbey, Benedictine monks |
| HC | R. Postill | Jump to it! Then if the lags should be unruly, you can find sanctuary across the Moor | buck1 (vb.) + anag.; B. Abbey; Dartmoor prison |
| HC | N. J. Reed | Hunt after deer near here | buck1 fast2 (archaic) Leigh & lit.; ref. Leigh Hunt, Eng. writer and critic, b.1784; Dartmoor Hunt |
| HC | T. E. Sanders | Hunt goes on resolutely after a negro just out of Dartmoor | buck1 (offensive) + fast2 + Leigh; ref. Leigh Hunt, Eng. writer and critic, b.1784; B. on edge of Dartmoor |
| HC | R. I. Savage | I’ve got the light fuse back in order, but my neighbours, though in order, are still in the dark | anag.; B. Abbey, Benedictines “black monks” |
| HC | Mrs E. M. Simmonds | Here one might get worsted by a famous Moor, shaking huge black fist! | anag.; B., edge of Dartmoor Associated with wool trade; Othello IV. i, striking of Desdemona |
| HC | W. K. M. Slimmings | Where a famous Hunt follows hard after the deer? | buck1 fast2 Leigh & lit.; ref. Leigh Hunt, Eng. writer and critic, b.1784; Dartmoor Hunt |
| HC | I. Young | Here in Devon you’ll find deer disinclined to run before the jolly old Hunt | buck1 fast2 Leigh; ref. Leigh Hunt, Eng. writer and critic, b.1784; Dartmoor Hunt |
Runners-Up in competition 215: