Ximenes Competition No. 41 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 40 | 42 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Jan 1947 | ALTOGETHER | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | T. C. Fitzpatrick | Larghetto e rubato (tutti) | anag.; musical terms |
| Second | D. L. L. Clarke | He got confused, having to change outside, without a stitch on | anag. in alter; “in the a.” |
| Third | Miss J. Fraser | Variations in E: larghetto (for full orchestra?) | anag. |
| HC | P. Capon | “Who shall we send to fetch her away…?” Jolson, obviously | Al to get her; Al J.; ref. rhyme, ‘Nuts in May’ |
| HC | J. Duffill | It’s entirely his G that bars the falsettist from joining the mixed trio | G between alto and anag. of three |
| HC | Mrs D. D’Eath | Quite, or not quite a complete party, but don’t dress for it! | al(l) + together; in the a. |
| HC | M. E. Francis | Unanimous declaration at the betrothal of Victoria and Albert | i.e. Al to get her |
| HC | S. B. Green | Moral to get here? Think no more about it: it’s quite in order | (mor)al to get her(e) |
| HC | C. Helme | To the nude, in this familiar form, no exception can be taken | 2 mngs. |
| HC | M. L. Herzig | Lear got the storm in full flood | anag. |
| HC | S. J. Horner | Tutti, the Falsetto Horse on the air in the ruins of the great Hotel | alto + G (gee) + ether, anag. |
| HC | L. Johnson | It’s exceptional to get hermits thus, you can quite see | hidden, & lit. |
| HC | P. S. Keyte | Is this model state Chile? | cryptic def.; i.e. ‘chilly’; “in the a.” |
| HC | Mrs Kissen | Get her in the queue after a mixed lot of fully fashioned! | anag.+ get her; queue = tail |
| HC | R. Macleod | In a quartet the second part is followed by the Air on the G string, tutti | alto (second part in quartet) + G + ether |
| HC | Mrs D. Reid | In the change of gear the lot is stripped, absolutely! | anag. |
| HC | E. T. Simpson | Just the sort of voice to get her in the chorus | alto + get her |
| HC | O. Carlton Smith | Tutti: Air on G string con sordino, with seconds accompaniment | alto (second part) + G + ether; con sordino = string muted |
| HC | A. H. Taylor | “Grand Garbo in Great Hotel!”—Entirely muddled somewhere | anag.; ref. Greta G. 1932 film “Grand Hotel” |
| HC | Miss Telfer | Non-suited in common lore | cryptic def.; “in the a.” |
| HC | Capt C. Tyers, RN | Get her put on after the falsetto and the concert will be made completely | alto + get her |
| HC | J. J. Ward | Proves the proposition “t.t. ergo hale” to be completely wrong | anag. |
Runners-Up in competition 41: