Ximenes Competition No. 306 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 304 | 316 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 306 | Oct 1954 | CHICANE / RAMPART | Right and Left | 17 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | L. Johnson | I don’t score as I used to, a hundred an hour! I stick, block quietly with skill—I’m purely defensive | c h I cane; ram p art |
| Second | A. D. Legge | Its sides slope from a flat crown—a striking head-piece! Try it on: it’s smart and one such as you won’t find in England | ram part; chic ane (Scot.) |
| Third | L. K. Upton | A case of fraud in which I can envisage the defence will consist of offering the beak a share in the proceeds | hidden; ram part |
| HC | C. Allen Baker | Fool! Taking a chance I crashed—wall run into and vehicle overturned | anag.; ram + trap (rev.) |
| HC | P. G. Cobb | It’s a dirty trick that, drunk in charge, he can concoct a strong defence out of “Run into by a reversing vehicle” | anag. incl. i/c; ram + trap (rev.) |
| HC | L. E. Eyres | X must get the stick for this piece of duplicity, fraud and guile: that sort of thing is no longer defensible | chi cane; ramp art |
| HC | H. L. Ford | For protection against attacks from cramp, arthritis, a little calcium injected in the spine does the trick | hidden; Ca in chine1 |
| HC | A. L. Freeman | Strategem in which I can elude the pack and split the defence | hidden; ram part; ref. rugby |
| HC | E. Gomersall | To cheat the unfortunate chance, I stuff some in the bank for safety! | anag.; ram part |
| HC | T. J. Guffick | Slam hand gives the defence one chance to make a trick | ram part; anag. |
| HC | E. G. Illingworth | Feint in which I can easily deliver a powerful downward blow with hand in defensive position | hidden; ram part |
| HC | P. H. Morgan | To rob with skill a bank with flat above for guards—a tricky business—takes smartness and a bit of nerve! | ramp1 art; chic a ne(rve) |
| HC | C. J. Morse | A stunt finesse may help to defend a hand without a trump trick | ramp1 art; 2 defs. |
| HC | C. P. Rea | I have only poor suits, in which I can easily take on a tramp’s battered appearance. It stops one getting ahead | hidden; r a + anag. |
| HC | W. K. M. Slimmings | I’m an Embankment artist—one who sits drawing, for example, a segment of cheese (About all I’m able to do!) | RA + MP + art; I can in che(ese) |
| HC | J. B. Sykes | The defence takes two tricks—rather smart, if East has no trumps! | ramp1 art; chic an2 E |
| HC | M. Woolf | Taking a chance, I swerved to dodge the wall—hit a buggy—overturned | anag.; ram + trap (rev.) |
Runners-Up in competition 306: