Ximenes Competition No. 255 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 253 | 257 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 255 | Oct 1953 | SCUTTLE | normal | 20 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | W. K. M. Slimmings | Where you may see All Blacks do in ebullient Celts. (Wales will be sunk if you do!) | ut in anag., 2 defs.; do2 = ut1; wales = ship’s planks; ref. coal and NZ rugby tour 1953 |
| Second | J. W. Bates | Let’s cut supplies just enough to settle this coal situation | anag.; ref. threat of coal shortage |
| Third | F. E. Newlove | The rent in Newcastle’s east end is raised when coal is in demand | cut in (Newca)stle |
| HC | Dr S. H. Atkins | You can get a quick run if you find the gap in the covers! | 2 mngs. |
| HC | M. Freeland | Let’s cut! Now shuffle! Hurry! This may bring a flush! | anag. |
| HC | D. J. Furley | Sink basket—that’s the place for black nuts | 3 mngs.; nuts = coals |
| HC | S. Goldie | To hole in one is generally matter for getting lit-up—let’s cut capers! | anag., 2 defs.; pause after ‘hole’ |
| HC | S. B. Green | Nutty slack for me? Dash! | 2 mngs.; slack2 = coal dross |
| HC | R. J. Hall | SINK may be clued: “Whence black liquor can be obtained on the Sabbath” | S + cuttle1; i.e. sink = S + ink |
| HC | P. J. Higgins | The way to hold a lizard? Take its tail! | scuttle(r); “the striped lizard” in contemporary ed. of C. |
| HC | L. Johnson | Wretched slut, etc., often taken in hand for getting slack | anag.; slack2 = coal dross |
| HC | C. Koop | After shuffling let’s cut—and pass quickly. What I hold has usually a black outlook! | anag., 2 defs. |
| HC | P. W. W. Leach | Find a gap in the side, make a dash for it, and that’ll shut the All Blacks up! | 3 mngs.; ref. NZ rugby tour 1953 and coal |
| HC | C. J. Morse | A gaping hole in the rear of the forecastle | cut in (foreca)stle, & lit. |
| HC | E. R. Prentice | Opening in the covers for a quick run, made use of by Fender | 3 mngs.; fireplace; ref. Percy F., Surrey and England cricketer |
| HC | E. W. Richart | Scoop over the bunker and do a hole in one | 3 mngs, |
| HC | Capt W. H. W. Ridley | Sink hole or run away which often gets filled up in winter | 4 mngs. |
| HC | E. O. Seymour | The vessel’s complement is black, with, perhaps, the most villainous slack captain under the sun | S + Cuttle; slack2 = coal dross; ref. Capt C. in ‘Dombey and Son’ |
| HC | J. A. Watson | Find the gap in the covers: there’s a quick run there | 2 mngs. |
| HC | M. Woolf | Way to hold a tailless lizard | scuttle(r); “the striped lizard” in contemporary ed. of C. |
Runners-Up in competition 255: