Ximenes Competition No. 40 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 39 | 41 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Xmas 1946 | Suitable Present | Suitable Present | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | M. Anderson | Plum pudding for Banquo | “Duff I prithee” Macbeth Act 2, Scene 3 |
| Second | E. G. Phillips | Whisky for Scarus | “Six scotches more” Anthony & Cleopatra, Act 4, Scene 7 |
| Third | R. C. Reeves | Whisky for Scarus | “Six scotches more” Anthony & Cleopatra, Act 4, Scene 7 |
| HC | K. Bower | Demijohn for Scarus | “Six scotches more” Anthony & Cleopatra, Act 4, Scene 7 |
| HC | H. Ward Boys | Gasmask for Casca | “Bad air” Julius Caesar, Act 1, Scene 2 |
| HC | T. A. L. Cairns | Tie for Volumnius | “School together” Julius Caesar, Act 5, Scene 5 |
| HC | Miss M. D. Callinan | Cricket-bag for Viola | “Willow cabin” Twelfth Night, Act 1, Scene 5 |
| HC | C. T. Chandler | Tappit hen for Scarus | “Six scotches more” Anthony & Cleopatra, Act 4, Scene 7 |
| HC | Miss Fiddes | Rolls Royce for Falstaff | “Ford enough” M.W.of Windsor, Act 3, Scene 5 |
| HC | P. A. Hall | Trouser-press for Brabantio | “Look to … your bags” Othello, Act 1, Scene 1 |
| HC | C. Herzig | Sombrero for Hamlet | “Too much i’ th’ sun” Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 2 |
| HC | Capt G. A. Highley | Lighter for Shylock | “Another bad match” M. of Venice, Act 3, Scene 1 |
| HC | G. A. Hornsby | Log-table for Capulet | “Drier logs” R. & Juliet, Act 4, Scene 4 |
| HC | P. Irving | Gulliver’s Travels for Troilus | “Swift transportance” T. & Cressida, Act 3, Sc.2 |
| HC | Mrs D. M. Kissen | Toothbrush for Lysander | “Out, tawny Tartar” M.N. Dream Act 3, Scene 2 |
| HC | W. T. Meade-King | Prefab, for Lear | “Come, your hovel” King Lear, Act 3, Scene 2 |
| HC | T. W. Melluish | Vermouth for Orsino | “Excess of it” Twelfth Night, Act 1, Scene 1 |
| HC | Maj Michael | Nylons for Hermia | “Legs … desires” M.N. Dream, Act 3, Scene 2 |
| HC | D. S. Milford | Minimax for Hotspur | “I am on fire” Henry. IV. Pt. I, Act 4, Scene 1 |
| HC | H. I. T. Rees | Mae West for Orsino | “Excess of it” Twelfth Night, Act 1, Scene 1 |
| HC | T. E. Sanders | Rocking-horse for Hamlet | “Hobby-horse is forgot” Hamlet Act 2, Scene 3 |
| HC | O. Carlton Smith | Battery for Volumnia | “Power well on” Coriolanus Act3, Scene 2 |
| HC | P. H. Taylor | Periscope for Sicinius or Brutus | “eyes toward the napes” Cor. Act 2, Scene 1 |
| HC | L. D. Wakely | Lighter for Shylock | “Another bad match” M. of Venice, Act 3, Scene 1 |
No Runners-Up in competition 40