Ximenes Competition No. 221 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 219 | 223 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 221 | Mar 1953 | BUNTHORNE | normal | 18 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | P. A. Drillien | Pooh Bah expressed his sentiments—“Come here, little girls” | i.e. expressing disappointment; ‘So go to him’ and ‘When I go out of door’, and Mikado |
| Second | L. Johnson | The muddled bonne Ruth would have done for this disappoinied suitor | anag.; R., nurse in ‘Pirates of Penzance’ |
| Third | Mrs E. M. Simmonds | “A cursed thing”: often pursued by a crocodile | dialogue after ‘If you’re anxious for to shine,’ and “two and two”; crocodile = line (of maidens) |
| HC | C. Allen Baker | Wed her? No—crushed (and getting the push early too!) | bunt1 + anag., & lit. |
| HC | R. N. Chignell | He had a passion for the potato but disliked dirty greens | ‘If you’re anxious for to shine’ and ‘Am I alone and unobserved?’ |
| HC | W. J. Duffin | He recommended professing passion for a French bean, evidently the bonne, Ruth “on breakers always steering” | anag.; ‘If you’re anxious for to shine’; R., nurse in ‘Pirates of Penzance’ |
| HC | H. H. Elliott | Was his passion for Poppy and Lily only sentimental? No, he burnt extravagantly! | anag.; ‘If you’re anxious for to shine’ |
| HC | H. Lyon | No nut and herb concoction for him: he prefers beans and potatoes! | anag.; ‘If you’re anxious for to shine’ |
| HC | E. L. Mellersh | Appreciated by the Chancellor, sang Pooh Bah | i.e. expressing disappointment; “He pays his taxes”, Act I init., and Mikado |
| HC | J. T. Milton | Unique opportunity—unrepeatable—price ten and sixpence | Finale, Act I, “Put in half a guinea” |
| HC | W. L. Miron | Author of “Heart Foam” and “The Unborn” | anag.; poem in Act I |
| HC | A. D. Mitchner | Was going to express himself Pooh-Bah-wise to his rival! | i.e. expressing disappointment; Mikado |
| HC | F. E. Newlove | His apparent fondness for veg. didn’t really extend to dirty greens! | ‘If you’re anxious for to shine’ and ‘Am I alone and unobserved?’ |
| HC | A. P. O’Leary | The brideless bard despoileth the unborn | anag. |
| HC | J. W. Parr | The unborn reformer | anag.; “You had a mother once … Never!”, Act II |
| HC | R. Postill | Character from Ben Hur not likely to have won an Oscar? Not likely! | anag.; B. thought to satirise O. Wilde |
| HC | E. R. Prentice | Think of faint lilies, he said—then burn passionately with love within | 0 in anag.; B. to maidens, Act I |
| HC | W. K. M. Slimmings | Ennui I shed and throb excitedly … “No doubt I am highly-spiced!” | anag. less I; B. to Jane, Act II |
Runners-Up in competition 221: