Ximenes Competition No. 42 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 41 | 43 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Jan 1947 | HALLANSHAKER | normal | 16 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | S. B. Green | The solicitor’s firm | cryptic def.; ‘sturdy beggar’ in C. |
| Second | T. E. Sanders | Get an agitator passage forward in an old tramp | hall + an + shaker |
| Third | E. H. Evans | Sturdy vagrant needs wind-shield (cotter type) for front part of old cycle | hallan for bone in bone-shaker; see cottar/cotter |
| HC | F. M. Bassano | Allah harkens to the importunate beggar, even if he turns away at first | Allah (rev.) + anag. |
| HC | F. E. Dixon | A Scots solicitor employed in composing the L.N.E.R.’s halakah | anag. |
| HC | B. Donne-Smith | There’s an agitator behind this division in the House: the beggar’s tough, too | hallan + shaker |
| HC | Miss J. Fry | Resolute agitator for the partition of Scotland | i.e. hallan shaker; resolute, n. |
| HC | G. A. Hornsby | Wind-screen rattling? This beggar’s responsible for it | i.e. hallan shaker |
| HC | J. I. Logan | “The Pilgrim”—Scots’ version—as Rank shall hae it re-shot | anag. |
| HC | D. S. Milford | Give the loiterer a curt answer after dinner; it’s a beggar for certain | hall + ans. + haker; hake = loiter, Webster |
| HC | Mrs M. G. Porter | The beggar’s an agitator—after the partition of Scotland | hallan shaker |
| HC | R. Postill | Hallelujah! Beggar my neighbour | adjacent word in contemporary ed. of C. |
| HC | W. Rennie | Religious Mancunian dances under partition to keep out the cold. Poor beggar! | hallan + Shaker |
| HC | Mrs A. L. Stevenson | If he isn’t careful he’ll break the wind-screen, the obstinate old beggar! | i.e. hallan shaker |
| HC | Miss D. W. Taylor | The beggar hankers distractedly after Allah, but Allah has turned his back | Allah (rev.) + anag. |
| HC | W. H. J. Wheeler | He who dances religiously behind a screen to keep out the cold must be a sturdy beggar! | hallan + Shaker |
No Runners-Up in competition 42