Ximenes Competition No. 395 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 390 | 400 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 395 | Aug 1956 | SCALE-ARMOUR | normal | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | J. A. Fincken | The making of mail bags etc. without a break cures a moral delinquent | anag.; mail2; bags = trousers |
| Second | Mrs J. O. Fuller | The carousel swung round to gather power—I was on the old war-horse | arm in anag.; merry-go-round |
| Third | C. Kauffmann | You should have some form of protection against the arrow—that is the time-worn lesson in love! | sc. + lear in amour |
| HC | R. B. Adcock | Just what secures the best coverage in the press, namely, famous king in disreputable love-affair | sc. + Lear in amour; press = battle |
| HC | C. Allen Baker | Suez Canal headings … Fear About Egypt’s Leader … Our Defence Being Virtually Doubled | S C + E in alarm + our; ref. Suez crisis |
| HC | J. H. Dingwall | Defence admitting of no gaps—which means our putting an end to fears about Egypt’s leader | sc. + E in alarm + our; ref. Suez crisis |
| HC | F. H. W. Hawes | Plate-layers—carried on the tender for protection? | cryptic def. |
| HC | F. G. Illingworth | Our calm era’s finished—bring out the old battle-dress | anag.; finished = ruined |
| HC | Dr D. S. M. Imrie | I’ve got a molar-curse!—needing to he drilled. Plates are the answer | anag. |
| HC | D. P. M. Michael | Listener beset by discordant clamours? This seems the best protection against neighbours’ piano-practising children | ear in anag.; i.e. musical scales |
| HC | P. M. Newey | L’amour’s to be used with care: no doubt Isolde found it hard on Tristan | anag. |
| HC | F. E. Newlove | There’s more than one lame here—our car’s been involved with several of them! | anag. incl. lames; lame2 = armour-plate |
| HC | A. E. North | Arms singularly fitting in carousel mêlée | arm in anag., & lit. |
| HC | S. L. Paton | Chevalier’s strong suit—a bit of scandal together with a lesson in love | sc(andal) + lear in amour |
| HC | R. Postill | The Capital of Egypt’s in a panic, but a purge all round could make armament now unnecessary | E in alarm in scour; ref. Suez crisis |
| HC | A. Robins | Our “Sovereign” Camera’s Versatile! Its Overlapping Plates could take Shots from any Angle! | anag. incl. L (£1); ref. Angles, Saxons, etc. |
| HC | E. O. Seymour | It could have kept our male in the wars without a scar | i.e. anag. incl. scar, & lit. |
| HC | W. K. M. Slimmings | If it is breached in rowdy carousel, get a stretcher! | arm (= stretcher) in anag., & lit. |
| HC | Miss D. M. Thorne | Martial array of Knights to take up weapons in sporting carousel? | arm (vb.) in anag. |
| HC | F. L. Usher | The pangolin has this excellent defence: its diffusion of aroma’s cruel! | anag. |
| HC | J. F. N. Wedge | Could put strength into a Carousel presentation and give confidence to the principals | arm in anag., & lit.; ref. musical |
Runners-Up in competition 395: