Ximenes Competition No. 257 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 255 | 259 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 257 | Nov 1953 | PYROTECHNICS | Straight Clue | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | V. F. Dixon | Very light and flash display, out of place on the Third | Very light = flare; BBC Third Programme; 3rd Nov |
| Second | J. Thompson | The sort of light entertainment you don’t look for on the Third | BBC Third Programme; 3rd Nov |
| Third | C. J. Morse | It’s the study that makes the fifth form such an exciting prospect for schoolboys! | |
| HC | E. S. Ainley | Very light construction is but one feature of this craft | Very light = flare |
| HC | J. W. Bates | Very light make-up contributes to the effectiveness of this show | Very light = flare |
| HC | J. A. Blair | Very light doubled and redoubled: (declarer overdoing it!) | Very light = flare |
| HC | P. M. Coombs | These bright displays in autumn gardens draw attention to a chap’s wretched old plot | Gunpowder plot |
| HC | P. A. Drillien | It may have a whole galaxy of stars, but this production of Congreve is a flashy affair | Congreve = type of rocket |
| HC | Brig W. E. Duncan | Light activity, followed by sharp rises everywhere, founded on prospect of similar movements in the “House” | |
| HC | J. A. Maxtone Graham | Very light stuff: that’s the sort of thing Congreve produced | Very light = flare; Congreve = type of rocket |
| HC | S. B. Green | Very light type of entertainment, this musical show! | Very light = flare |
| HC | R. J. Hall | Loud blazers are merely a form of showing off | |
| HC | J. P. Lloyd | Work that provides for early retirement and the chance of a quick rise, that’s my aim | firework instruction “retire immediately” |
| HC | Rev E. B. Peel | Solomon used to show us what a Royal Suite was designed for | pianist Solomon and Handel’s ‘Fireworks Music’ |
| HC | J. E. Povey | Many people turn up their noses when these night-shows reach the high-spots | |
| HC | G. W. Pugh | Noisy reaction of the public to a scheme to give M.P.s a rise | Gunpowder plot |
| HC | E. J. Rackham | Not quite the skill of the Arsenal, but can produce a sparkling display given suitable matches | |
| HC | T. E. Sanders | Very light type of work, often with provision for rapid rises and early retirement | Very light = flare; firework instruction “retire immediately” |
| HC | Mrs E. Shackleton | Subject of recent reports—things going up owing to Parliamentary action | Gunpowder plot |
| HC | W. K. M. Slimmings | Brock’s cunning, not showing up till the red setter’s gone | Brock’s fireworks; badger |
| HC | M. Woolf | Musical show with a cast of coloured stars | |
| HC | A. J. Young | Very light construction is proverbially unsuccessful in wet weather | Very light = flare; ‘damp squib’ |
Runners-Up in competition 257: