Ximenes Competition No. 225 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 223 | 227 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 225 | Mar 1953 | TOUCHSTONES | normal | 18 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. J. Morse | Basanites: a tribe of fools, said to use their bulls as stalking-horses! | 2 mngs; AYLI V:4:112, T. “uses his folly as a s.-h.”; cf. Psalm 22.12 “bulls of Bas(h)an” [see comments] |
| Second | R. M. S. Cork | By feeling pelts, they divide the sheep from the goats | touch + stones (vb.) |
| Third | T. W. Melluish | Give the fool two testrils—or testers | Touchstone + s (= shilling); tester, testril = sixpence; ref. AYLI |
| HC | J. A. Blair | They make tests on the exterior of a precious object | ouch2 in anag., & lit. |
| HC | D. J. Furley | A ring on test? Such are the materials used | anag. incl. O, & lit. |
| HC | A. R. M. Hooper | Do they give “the lie direct” to golden dreams? | double mng.; ref. AYLI V:4 |
| HC | L. Johnson | Hutton all at sea (bad cess to him!) with a duck in the Tests | 0 in anag. of Hutton cess; ref. Len H., cricketer |
| HC | J. Hardie Keir | Hutton’s second blob! Looks disastrous with the Tests in sight! | anag. incl. sec 0; blob = duck; ref. Len H., cricketer |
| HC | F. E. Newlove | The XI for these Tests must include Hutton ’cos ’e’s smashing! | anag.; 11 letters; ref. Len H., cricketer |
| HC | R. Postill | At testing times they often showed a yellow streak. Shakespeare’s lied skilfully to avoid fighting | 2 mngs.; gold; ref. AYLI, T.’s duel |
| HC | E. J. Rackham | Test on such, and nothing more, provides but a rough analysis | anag. & lit. |
| HC | T. E. Sanders | Hutton’s second duck—that’s hardly the form we want for the Tests | anag. incl. sec 0; ref. Len H., cricketer |
| HC | E. B. Stevens | Certain tests applied whereby in seconds a dud note is spotted by the feel | touch + anag. in s, s |
| HC | L. T. Stokes | On these the cuts soon show the difference in make-up | anag. & lit. |
| HC | P. H. Taylor | They prove what may be hocus on test | anag. & lit. |
| HC | H. Walsham | Tries to borrow from a chap who is always good for a bob | touch St. one s (= shilling) |
| HC | A. H. Wright | He’s left gems on the brooch—they show up the gold | t(he) ouch2 + stones |
| HC | A. J. Young | They are used in the old saying—People who live in glasshouses shouldn’t even ——! | i.e. touch stones; saying (obs.) = assaying |
Runners-Up in competition 225: