Ximenes Competition No. 271 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 269 | 273 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 271 | Feb 1954 | TRIPLET | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | F. E. Newlove | Another Bedser might have been the answer, but there wasn’t one—and the tour is bound to suffer | trip, let; ref. identical cricketing twins, Alec & Eric Bedser and 1954 test matches; E.B. was never selected for a test match |
| Second | S. B. Green | Might be taken for a little run—here’s the leash | i.e triplet = little trip.; leash = set of 3 |
| Third | Mrs L. Jarman | A peril not normally envisaged while extending the Race of Man | anag. in TT & lit.; triplet = cycle for 3 |
| HC | J. McI. Cruickshank | Three gathered together is a small flock—in a word, an unsuccessful service | trip2 (= flock), let; church, tennis |
| HC | Miss B. J. Dix | Trippers in company suffer—the fleas that tease in the high Pyrenees, perhaps | trip1 (n.), let, & example |
| HC | E. C. Double | There’s unusual peril in the race, for three are in a space for two | anag. in TT; music |
| HC | Mrs N. Fisher | The voyage to make an ancient stop “one of three” | trip let2; ref. The Ancient Mariner, who stopped one of three wedding guests |
| HC | A. L. Freeman | The three Rs, for instance, are what you want—skip Latin and French | trip L et (Fr.) |
| HC | Rev A. D. Hodgson | Three lines running, with suitably selected termini. Excursion service cancelled | trip let; rhyme |
| HC | L. Johnson | Make a false step and suffer. A near thing to quad! | trip let |
| HC | M. F. Knott | One tern makes a very small flock | i.e. triplet = very small trip2 |
| HC | R. H. Lemon | Mother had two more like me—doesn’t sound much of a holiday! | i.e. triplet = small trip |
| HC | C. J. Lowe | One out of three emerges from the peril involved in Man’s hazardous race | anag. in TT |
| HC | C. J. Morse | Cheap excursion service cancelled for three lines with the same terminus | trip, let |
| HC | P. M. Newey | Voyage permit, reducing the time taken for the passage by a third | trip, let; music |
| HC | R. Postill | Fault! …? Double? No, one more! | trip + let (implied) |
| HC | A. Robins | Travel permit for a person of German birth with two companions | trip, let; german = fully related |
| HC | T. E. Sanders | What’s the flock of birds over the lake and coming from across the Channel? Only tern | trip2 L et (Fr.) |
| HC | Mrs E. M. Simmonds | Stumble over half the Great Dane’s leash | trip + (Ham)let; leash = set of 3 |
| HC | J. P. Smith | Catch allowed? That makes the hat-trick! | trip let |
| HC | J. B. Sykes | Lack of lip control in extreme trumpet ranges results in trilling | anag. in tr(ump)et: trilling = one of 3 triplets |
| HC | Miss D. M. Thorn | Go lightly over an obstacle conveying a tray | trip, let; tray2 = trey |
| HC | M. Woolf | Presumably a tiny flock of birds trilling | i.e triplet = little trip2; trilling = one of 3 triplets |
Runners-Up in competition 271: