Ximenes Competition No. 304 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 302 | 306 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 304 | Oct 1954 | ORLEANS | normal | 18 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. R. Malcolm | Borders round an old house, coming to glory in July | an in orles; ref. July Monarchy, Louis Philippe, Orléanist Party |
| Second | J. F. N. Wedge | New down in Dixie—“The Cotton-wool Rag”! | 2 mngs.; New Orleans |
| Third | Mrs N. Fisher | The globe Stevenson travelled around to produce material | O + ean in R.L.S; travel = send on a journey; ref. Robert Louis S. as travel writer |
| HC | C. Allen Baker | Bottom’s kind of work—supplying endless tailors including Starveling | lean in (tail)ors; ref. Nick B. (weaver) and Robin S. (tailor) in M.N.D.; see starveling (adj.) in C. |
| HC | R. N. Chignell | Victory for French Girl Champion. Cotton worsted interlocking | 2 mngs.; ref. Joan of Arc, Siege of Orléans, and Henry C., golfer |
| HC | G. N. Coulter | Where a series of charges round the perimeter were arranged by one small saint—and still are | orle an S.; ref. Joan of Arc, Siege of Orléans, and J. of A. Festival |
| HC | Cdr H. H. L. Dickson | The Germans attacked it in 1870, so the French ran in disorder | anag. incl. le; ref. Franco-Prussian War |
| HC | J. H. Dingwall | Family with monarchic aspirations—though they had no valid reason for circumventing the sovereign | L in anag.; ref. House of Orleans |
| HC | Brig W. E. Duncan | Cotton-wool, carried by a brave girl among the ruins of Salerno | anag., 2 defs.; ref. Joan of Arc and Allied invasion of Italy, 1943 |
| HC | C. E. Gates | I am involved in a series of charges to which there is no complete answer—so was my maid! | orle ans(wer); ref. trial of Joan of Arc, Maid of O. |
| HC | C. J. Lowe | Never completely worsted, the Arsenal lost its head and panicked against the finish of Dynamo | (Dynam)o + anag. of (A)rsenal; A. beaten 5-0 by Moscow D., Oct 1954 |
| HC | C. J. Morse | Where we set rings round the outside of ancient defences to coop up the French for a year | an (Fr.) in orles, & lit.; ref. Siege of Orléans |
| HC | D. A. Nicholls | Sound French jean, dark, for my maid—that’s the stuff! | i.e. ‘Jeanne d’Arc’, Maid of O. |
| HC | E. O. Seymour | A French entry for the Coronation Stakes? That’s not a good reason for the investment of a pound | L in anag.; ref. Louis Phillipe, House of O. |
| HC | Mrs E. M. Simmonds | My maid had a number of charges to answer—so have I | orle ans.; ref. trial of Joan of Arc, Maid of O. |
| HC | S. W. Walker | Cloth of gold, field not specified, somewhere in France | or lea n/s; ref. ‘Field of C. of G.’ in Normandy, 1520 |
| HC | H. Walsham | Merino wool picks and cotton ends are used in making this cloth | anag. of last letters + are, & lit. |
| HC | M. Woolf | Town with the ill-fated Sorel an inhabitant | anag. & lit.; ref. Agnès S., mistress of Charles VII |
Runners-Up in competition 304: