Ximenes Competition No. 38 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 37 | 39 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Nov 1946 | WIND-HOVER | normal | 19 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | S. B. Green | Hang around by the wings after your turn, and you’ll certainly get the bird! | wind + hover |
| Second | R. Postill | Hawker isn’t likely to use it; try to persuade De Havilland | i.e. win DH over; aircraft manufacturers |
| Third | Rev E. B. Peel | Flatulence stop padre doubled up stop altogether dicky | wind + ho! + Rev (rev.); dicky bird; telegraphese |
| HC | S. Bell | Rider of the storm, a little haggard | wind hover; haggard = hawk; ref. H. Rider Haggard, author |
| HC | B. Donne-Smith | Crank up the incubator—and get the bird | wind hover (= incubator) |
| HC | Miss J. Fraser | This bird’s down might be ruffled with a winter in France | anag. of down, hiver (Fr.) |
| HC | Maj A. H. Giles | Stoops to gain a living, having to take a turn with nothing less than a sweeper | wind + Ho(o)ver |
| HC | C. H. Hudson | Come in first by a short head, backwards, and change your bowler for one covered with feathers | win + hd. (rev.) + over (cricket) |
| HC | R. B. S. Instone | Drove amongst the whin and got a birdie | anag. of drove, whin |
| HC | P. Irving | Hydrogen in the turn-over? No wonder it soars! | H in wind over |
| HC | C. B. Joyner | Drove into a whin, sliced and yet got a birdie | anag. of drove, whin |
| HC | R. Lumley | A De Havilland in a win over a Kestrel? | DH in win over; types of aircraft |
| HC | T. W. Melluish | Bird who goes round India and back upside-down | Ind in who + rev. (rev.) |
| HC | A. P. O’Leary | Orchestral rhythm questionable; it’s the wind however when we go that really gets the bird | i.e. ‘or kestrel’, wind ho(we)ver |
| HC | J. F. Smith | 22 ac. whose first part may be orchestral; altogether it sounds as if there’s no alternative | i.e. ‘(or)kestrel’; wind instruments [ref. to 22 ac. unknown] |
| HC | R. E. Stephens | Flier calling De Havilland’s.—Backing you to win.—Over | win + DH + over; aircraft manufacturer |
| HC | W. J. Walker | It quarters the whin with its Dover or aerial patrol | anag. of whin, Dover; quarter = beat for game |
| HC | W. Watts | Convert De Havilland, making tailless Hawker Hurricane hang about | DH in win(d) over; types of aircraft |
| HC | J. T. Young | Drove into a whin and disturbed a hawk | anag. of drove, whin |
No Runners-Up in competition 38