Ximenes Competition No. 259 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 257 | 261 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 259 | Nov 1953 | AGANIPPE | normal | 13 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | D. P. M. Michael | What eases the strain and restores pep again? Spring | anag., 2 defs.; strain1 = flow of language |
| Second | B. J. Iliffe | There’s racking pain and anguish in a page written without it | anag. in anag., & lit. |
| Third | E. J. Rackham | Drink deep of this for inspiration: taking a little drink wiII only leave you with a vacant look! | i.e. A. less nip = agape; ref. A. Pope, “Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring” |
| HC | R. M. S. Cork | A fountain pen I redesigned with a gap that lets the ink flow freely | anag., 2 defs. |
| HC | H. H. Elliott | Look to the Spring for restoration of pep again! | anag. |
| HC | D. J. Furley | Here’s an intoxicating drink; everything round it is bemused | nip in agape, & lit. |
| HC | S. Goldie | Caused some choice language, this spring in Epping—backed new van into a roadman’s sign! | i.e. g of Epping (rev.) in AA; new van = first letter after reversal |
| HC | R. J. Hall | Here you could evoke a Shakespeare’s Muse, having swallowed the potent fluid | nip in agape; muse (Shakesp.) = wonder at (C.) |
| HC | D. E. Hodgson | Well, just a quick one in parting; but not that ruddy Hippocrene this time | nip in agape (= parting); ref. H. fountain, sacred to Muses |
| HC | C. Koop | I take a nip, a peg perhaps—when I’ve palpitations. (Well—of all the artful women!) | anag.; i.e. Muses |
| HC | C. J. Morse | As Pope says, something to drink in with wide-open mouth | nip in agape; ref. Alexander P., “Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring” |
| HC | H. S. Tribe | Epping—A.A. detour: water rising, and may increase feet in depth | anag.; i.e. feet in poetic metre |
| HC | M. Woolf | Well! What a big mouth to swallow such a little drink! | nip in a gape |
Runners-Up in competition 259: