Ximenes Competition No. 377 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 373 | 382 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 377 | Mar 1956 | MALISON | normal | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | J. F. N. Wedge | No wishing-well supplies man’s oil—it’s a matter of blasting and hoping for a strike | anag., 2 defs. |
| Second | A. Borshell | The most exiguous line in a Paris Fashion House, it’s put on to undo! | l in maison |
| Third | J. P. H. Allon | This may show old hag is aiming at getting rid of inconvenient relatives | mal(kin) is on, & lit. |
| HC | T. E. Bell | A wishing weIl? On the contrary, one containing oil and sulphur—boiling for preference! | anag. incl. S, all in man |
| HC | Mrs G. Bonsall | Confounding the leaders of the visiting Russian party is not impossible | Mal(enkov) is on; ref. visit of former Soviet premier Georgy M. to UK, Mar 1956 |
| HC | M. W. Bridges | Settle a thousand on her? That’s no blessing | M + Alison; ref. A. Settle, Observer journalist and fashion writer |
| HC | C. O. Butcher | Work of the weird sisters, perhaps.—Macbeth, I ii, l. 1 and so on (nothing less). | M, a, l, I + s(o) on; ref. witches |
| HC | Mrs N. Dean | Glamorous he-man, film favourite about ’51: you said it, wizard! | LI in Mason; ref. James M. |
| HC | Cdr H. H. L. Dickson | With the whole Mohammedan world seething, no backing could result in all sorts of trouble | anag. of Islam + no (rev.); ref. tensions in Egypt, etc. |
| HC | A. B. Gardner | Damnation! I’d have Josephine’s address, if only I’d kept mum! | Mal(ma)ison; ref. residence of Napoleon’s mistress |
| HC | S. B. Green | “Dam” (to ’ell with it! !) is short of “n” | ma + L + is o’ n, & lit. |
| HC | Miss D. Hill | Damn! l’m so languid and there’s no good Scotch! Blast it! | anag. less guid |
| HC | L. Johnson | As it might be, simla to. (Atrocious spelling!) | anag. + on |
| HC | A. F. Lerrigo | The one binding man to the soil, possibly? | anag. & lit.; ref. Gen. 3.19, “to dust you shall return” |
| HC | P. H. Morgan | It’s a dreadful provocation. Josephine’s monumental seat! Excuse my French! | Mal(ma)ison; ref. residence of Napoleon’s mistress |
| HC | F. E. Newlove | Oath of Osmanli origin—can’t you just hear an actor saying it? | anag., ‘Malleson’; ref. Miles M., comic film actor |
| HC | H. Perry | No mails—could it be a blessing in disguise? Quite the contrary | anag. |
| HC | R. Postill | Iris has nothing on, and there’s a chap hanging round! See the blighter’s expression? | lis 0 in man; blight = curse |
| HC | A. Robins | When no trump turns up, I may interrupt the proceedings! | I in no slam (rev.), & lit.; slam = trump, game |
| HC | Mrs E. M. Simmonds | A bit of Billingsgate salmon I dissected | anag.; B. = foul language |
| HC | J. A. L. Sturrock | Bad thing in Rheims—wicked sin involving ring—led to this | mal (Fr.) + O in anag., & lit.; ref. the Jackdaw of R. |
| HC | J. B. Sykes | The beginning of Malachi is close to signifying the very end of the Old Testament | Mal(achi) is on; ref. Mal. 4.6, “… smite the land with a curse”, last verse of OT |
| HC | Miss D. W. Taylor | What brought down evil in Rheims, over diverting sin involving a ring? | mal (Fr.) + O in anag., & lit.; ref. the Jackdaw of R. |
| HC | J. Thompson | No trump raise with a singleton heart? It’s asking for trouble! | I in no slam (rev.), & lit.; slam = trump, game |
Runners-Up in competition 377: