Ximenes Competition No. 412 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 408 | 415 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 412 | Dec 1956 | SERVIETTE | normal | 19 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | J. A. Fincken | Does Hubby not get one at the lunch table? Then you’ve set it ever so carelessly! | anag. & lit. |
| Second | E. O. Seymour | N—— discharged from Vine Street after much rumpus goes down under to cover many a lap | anag. less N; ref. Nina?, police station |
| Third | W. K. M. Slimmings | Inside so thoroughly parched I’ve scrapped being on the wagon—may finish dinner under the table! | anag. + TT, all in sere |
| HC | C. Allen Baker | In an unconventional set, a form of tie cover used when no company is present! | anag. less co. in anag., & lit. |
| HC | Miss A. W. Baldy | It’s dry without and dry within after living in Paris, where it’s still drier | vie (Fr.) TT in sere; s. (Fr.) = towel |
| HC | V. E. Brooke | A model Table Mountain? Cover part in snowy stuff to make it Everest! | anag.; cover = knife, fork, etc.; stuff = material; s. folded into peak |
| HC | R. N. Chignell | I’ve come to grief in blitzed street involved in mopping-up operations | anag. in anag. |
| HC | Cdr H. H. L. Dickson | In very non-U circles it protects, roughly, vest, tie and a bit of the trousers | anag. incl. (trous)er(s), & lit. |
| HC | F. E. Dixon | I’ve got involved in a street accident: this will do to collect the bits and pieces | anag. in anag. |
| HC | T. C. Fitzpatrick | I get very dry—about five, that is—not touching the stuff at all: I usually have a drop or two after dinner, though | V i.e. TT in sere |
| HC | M. S. Y. Fowler | Supported by a waiter’s arm, I find myself in Vine Street, confused with no end of gin | anag. less n; ref. police station |
| HC | C. E. Gates | I’ve gone broke—in Queer Street. If you don’t give me a ring, I’ll just fold up! | anag. in anag.; napkin ring |
| HC | A. D. Izzard | This is clearly wrong as a trivet—see, it is supported by two legs only! | anag. |
| HC | C. Koop | What a sitter Eve would make as illustration of a front cover for The Fall! | anag.; ref. Camus novel |
| HC | A. D. Legge | Test Revie made to discover a means to counteract dribbling | anag., ref. Don R., footbalIer |
| HC | C. J. Morse | Brought in to help diners, it conceals the outline of the embonpoint! | e,t in it in serve, & lit. |
| HC | Dr W. D. Oliver | If one has to contend with an abstainer in dry surroundings, one can at least put this to one’s lips | vie TT in sere |
| HC | H. R. Perkins | After life in the lycée on the wagon in totally dry surroundings, I soak up every drop I can | vie (Fr.) TT in sere |
| HC | L. E. Thomas | Gives sign of hesitation to compete in unusual test and doesn’t cover lap in fast time | er vie in anag.; fast3 |
Runners-Up in competition 412: