Ximenes Competition No. 237 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 235 | 239 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 237 | Jun 1953 | BASTINADE | normal | 19 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | H. S. Tribe | Lashings of toddlers? Well, you could have abstained from it | anag.; toddler = foot |
| Second | A. Robins | Tea is distributed with the band plugging Underneath the Arches | anag. |
| Third | W. K. M. Slimmings | Pour melted fat round a chunk of dingo, minced! Surely a cruel way of making hot dogs! | a + anag. of din(go) in baste; dogs = feet, Am. slang |
| HC | J. W. Bates | A piquant dressing for Sole à l’Orient | cryptic def.; “a form of punishment in the East” in C. |
| HC | Cdr H. H. L. Dickson | In short, I had an upset with Cook about the batter on the soles | anag. of I’d an in baste |
| HC | W. J. Duffin | One way of producing sore feet in a copper is to be found in well-pounded beats! | in a d., all in anag. |
| HC | Brig W. E. Duncan | Asked about a street in Nether Wallop, one would describe it as hard on the feet | a St in, all in bade; pun on Hants town |
| HC | T. Dwyer | A dint savagely applied to cut the foot | anag. in base, & lit. |
| HC | H. Lyon | When remade by you, a bed isn’t a bad form of heathen torture! | anag. |
| HC | W. M. Martin | Being ordered about like a sort of a mug makes a chap’s feet ache something cruel | as tin in bade |
| HC | G. M. Neighbour | Sticking a foot out of a bed isn’t a very warming thing for the sole! | anag., 2 defs.; for stick vb. = cane, see OED |
| HC | Mrs A. M. Osmond | Foot slogging out East? You could surely have abstained from such torture! | anag.; “a form of punishment in the East” in C. |
| HC | E. R. Prentice | A foot may be cut by it and broken | anag. in base, & lit. |
| HC | G. W. Pugh | If you get one, you’re beaten; you can’t stand up to it. Often ends with a duck | cryptic def.; usually bastinado |
| HC | Maj J. N. Purdon | Foot-slogging is just torture: you only need some cash and a little boosting to get into G.H.Q. | tin ad in base |
| HC | Miss D. W. Taylor | Eastern way of grilling a sole which takes some beating | cryptic def.; “a form of punishment in the East” in C. |
| HC | J. F. N. Wedge | You could have abstained from such a low-down attack! | anag. |
| HC | D. Whitfield | If the finish were normal, you would see the ’Varsity men can row! Striking foot work, anyway! | i.e. BAs tin ado = bastinado |
| HC | I. Young | To remake a bed isn’t a bad way of getting one’s feet warm! | anag. |
Runners-Up in competition 237: