Ximenes Competition No. 373 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 369 | 377 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 373 | Feb 1956 | PRESTONPANS | normal | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. N. Chignell | Fashion page article in several papers encouraged wearers of kilts | ton2 p. an in press |
| Second | W. M. Easther | A happy occasion for Prince Charles! Sports with Anne arranged by the little prince! | P + anag.; ref. Charles Stuart |
| Third | J. S. Young | Where the Scots beat England hollow is in the scrum with superior weight | ton pan in press |
| HC | J. W. Bates | Where kiltie was victor, and person with pants confounded! | anag. |
| HC | E. A. Beaulah | For my darling’s engagement see Society Page article in the Times, etc. | ton2 p an in press; ref. Charles Stuart, “Charlie is my D.” |
| HC | Mrs G. Bonsall | From a field of forty-five pick a winner not backed in the papers | nap not (all rev.) in press; 1745 |
| HC | E. J. Brooks | Not much of a holiday for the English parson spent—in some distress—in Scotland. (Cope lost in a field!) | anag.; ref. Sir John C., English general |
| HC | Miss E. J. Campbell | Here, where battle raged, forms quietly repose on hard beds of earth | p rest on pans |
| HC | Rev B. Chapman | I’m not written about in Irish papers—no “sex” leaders are printed! The Scottish press was at it long ago! | not (rev.) in anag. + n s; Irish (offensive) = ludicrous; press = mob |
| HC | J. Dennington | To lean on Father when surrounded by promissory notes is ground for a battle | rest on Pa in pn’s |
| HC | A. L. Freeman | Cold spell returns to North, following rapid movement of air in Firth of Forth region | presto + N + snap (rev.) |
| HC | J. A. Maxtone Graham | Very fast unknown number, and vulgar faces, made young Chevalier’s greatest hit | presto n pans; ref. Charles Stuart and Maurice C. |
| HC | T. J. Guffick | Where the prince led a rally—a brief engagement? No, just the reverse. | P rest + snap no (all rev.), & lit. |
| HC | W. R. C. Longley | The purest non-U has on one page the short answer to the loss English once suffered | p(U)rest on p. ans. |
| HC | T. W. Melluish | Triumph of person with kilt, upsetting to person with pants | anag. |
| HC | J. W. Parr | Here, not unnaturally, a piper would be found in the thick of the fray | not (rev). + Pan, all in press, & lit. |
| HC | R. Postill | After defeat of the Fifteen—snappier half backs! That should mean victory later | Preston + snap(pier) (rev.); ref. battle of 1715 |
| HC | Maj J. N. Purdon | In this fight there were involved a number of persons with kilts on, and one with pants | anag. of person pants |
| HC | E. J. Rackham | Where the kilted were victorious—quite distressing to a person with pants | anag. |
| HC | K. Reed | A large scale depression is centred near to France and shallow troughs are widespread in Scotland, where storms caused forty-five casualties | ton in près (Fr.) pans; 1745 |
| HC | A. Robins | Scotland beat England here, showing style and reversing the confident forecast in the newspapers | ton2 + nap (rev.), all in press |
Runners-Up in competition 373: