Ximenes Competition No. 347 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 343 | 351 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 347 | Aug 1955 | TELEVISOR | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | P. W. W. Leach | Without me a brilliant atmospheric phenomenon lies outside the range of your various lives | anag. in (me)teor, & lit. |
| Second | J. S. Young | There’s evil in store if it’s abused! | anag. & lit. |
| Third | Miss N. F. Wallis | If you want a receiver of pictures, look for an old Jew in a derelict store | Levi in anag. |
| HC | Dr S. H. Atkins | Nearly discern English peak in America? You might, on this! | tel(l) E visor, & lit. |
| HC | C. Allen Baker | I divert the lot I serve | anag. & lit. |
| HC | C. O. Butcher | It isn’t half elevating to sit back without—or with it (all depending on how you look at it) | elev(ating) in sit (rev.) + or, & lit. |
| HC | Mrs D. M. D’Eath | Seeing there are so many people, the Tube’s necessary—yet it’s lit ever so badly! | anag. |
| HC | M. S. Y. Fowler | Strange love rites can he observed in quite respectable suburban villas | anag. |
| HC | J. G. Hull | You must get this set or live unfashionably | anag. & lit. |
| HC | E. G. Illingworth | With this one may see a headless Panel on the screen! | (s)tele + visor, & lit. |
| HC | F. G. Illingworth | It helps lame hostess over stile, possibly | anag. & lit.; T.V. hostess; stile3 |
| HC | Lt Cdr E. S. Irvine | Ancient Jew who left the country—found in dubious store—undoubtedly a receiver! | Levi in anag.; Exodus I.1 |
| HC | G. G. Lawrance | I produce abbreviated tableaux vivants—or else I break down! | anag. incl. t.v., & lit.; see “tableau” in C. |
| HC | D. P. M. Michael | Here far-fetched lights appear and tie solver in knots! | anag. |
| HC | J. J. Moore | Where we watched the downfall of Revie’s lot | anag. & lit.; ref. 1955 FA cup final, Don Revie’s Man. City losing 3-1 to Newcastle |
| HC | P. H. Morgan | It’s bringing home to people the widespread view: disturbingly servile to this one can become | anag. & lit. |
| HC | C. J. Morse | Live set—or showing movement, anyway | anag. & lit. |
| HC | E. J. Rackham | Brings the politician to the home, and confuses the voter with lies | anag. & lit. |
| HC | Rev E. G. Riley | Fluttering veils, nothing on, three times round—must have a screen | anag. of veils + O in ter |
| HC | T. E. Sanders | Console in case there’s a shower—or this may | 3 defs. & lit. |
| HC | F. B. Stubbs | Independent vote riles modern Home Ruler | anag. |
| HC | M. Winterbottom | You’d better get a —— adapted if you want I.T.A. revels about the beginning of October! | O in anag. + a & lit.; ref. launch of ITA 22 Sept. 1955 |
| HC | I. Young | With a wire snapped in half, a false picture is received by it | tele(gram),visor, & lit.; visor = means of disguise |
Runners-Up in competition 347: