Ximenes Competition No. 239 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 237 | 241 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 239 | Jul 1953 | GENISTA | Printer’s Devilry | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | J. A. Maxtone Graham | “How démodé,” reflected I: “Mo/le, a garment out of fashion” | Imogen; ref. Cymbeline III.4, “Poor I am, stale, a garment …” |
| Second | Mrs E. Shackleton | You know the story of Ha/l Lime? This American cad dies | Walter Hagen, US champion golfer |
| Third | Mrs J. O. Fuller | Cane u/s certain? Knowing Ma and Pa—the likely issue | eugenist |
| HC | A. J. Barnard | Got tin/? Me? After a holiday in Paris? | Göttingen |
| HC | J. C. R. Clapham | The present total? The opening pair produced them on o/vers without extras | monogenist; i.e. Adam and Eve |
| HC | J. A. Flood | Consult the M.O.? No/, dam’ it, ’e’s hell, say all of us | monogenist: Adamites |
| HC | H. D. Friedberg | No poly/p proves a dam | polygenist … Adam |
| HC | S. B. Green | Pep to/ken to encourage little Mary to work well | Peptogen; little M. = stomach |
| HC | J. E. Hobson | When displaying his talented garb, Er/l King Charlie seems almost human | Edgar Bergen, ventriloquist, and his dummy |
| HC | C. Koop | As a guide to skiers, in wen/t Ethel! And Mark’s to follow! | Wengen, Switzerland |
| HC | C. R. Malcolm | Give a Eu/ropean d—— hell! Hang a mulatto! | eugenist |
| HC | C. J. Morse | Priam would have thought thee u/ninhibited, wretch! | eugenist; P. supposedly fathered 68 sons |
| HC | J. S. Rioch | Hi! Slips are tight! Can’t see how ’e’d garb Er/l-king! | Edgar Bergen, ventriloquist |
| HC | A. Rivlin | Husband abroad thinks, “I’m O/.K. in Ga., Rome. O! I’ll have the baggage despatched in good time” | Imogen; ref. Cymbeline |
| HC | A. Robins | Maladroit Mating Multiplies Morons—Eu/phony! | eugenist |
| HC | T. E. Sanders | Said I, mo/le, am a garment out of fashion | Imogen; ref. Cymbeline III.4, “Poor I am, stale, a garment …” |
| HC | E. O. Seymour | The great hope of the Eu/ston E.W. people is the production of a goods train | eugenist … good strain |
| HC | W. K. M. Slimmings | Could I but “swing,” like Aha/b at the ball | Walter Hagen, US champion golfer |
| HC | Mrs J. E. Townsend | My stroke play is improving. It was after seeing Ha/rt.—Ed | Walter Hagen, US champion golfer |
| HC | J. F. N. Wedge | Ed! Garb Er/l-king—but hi! Slips aren’t showing! Any signs of movement? | Edgar Bergen, ventriloquist |
| HC | M. Woolf | This fish packed by “Canneries Inc.” open ha/sty! | Copenhagen |
Runners-Up in competition 239: