Ximenes Competition No. 430 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 425 | 434 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 430 | Apr 1957 | GAMIN | Printer’s Devilry | 24 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Mrs G. Colley | I’m too bi/otic—ants, lice—a bit “off,” I’m afraid | |
| Second | W. G. Roberts | I-Magin/ot? The line’s give me away | |
| Third | C. Allen Baker | Baring a bit o’ fle/x may give one a shock | |
| HC | M. Bowles | “Ho/ot!” mused the owl, starting on its nineteenth mouse | |
| HC | C. M. Broun | “In the machinery of government I’m just a co/ot.”—The Prime Minister | |
| HC | Mrs N. Dean | Will the lady wear in/kstands till the photographer is ready? | |
| HC | Lady Harington | To dry-clean in/k, wrap £5 note over stained parts till left insolvent | still left in solvent |
| HC | T. Ingham | When you are thin, kin/d readers, hare’s your secret desire | |
| HC | V. Jennings | Instead of striking, dispatch box to ban/isters’ head. Might be more effective | House of Commons |
| HC | L. Johnson | I, Fido—routine work? I’m just a co/ot! | |
| HC | F. McNeill | If you’ve got an a/ce cook, sit self without, (being spoilt) | |
| HC | P. H. Morgan | What’s ’ashed o/x if it’s young? | she-dog |
| HC | A. P. O’Leary | I scorch, cut in, poach the complete road, ho/ot! | |
| HC | Miss M. J. Patrick | Have your pick and shovel handy when you di/e | |
| HC | R. Postill | In the new “Field”—“The greatest number of the month? Ele/gy Five,” says McC., “the best in swing.” Experts will disapprove | MCC, inswing; ref. 1957 change to laws of cricket |
| HC | Mr & Mrs A. Rivlin | For man-trap, pin/k gin is effective. Soon have him skinned! | |
| HC | E. O. Seymour | When buyin/g Vaseline, colour and texture should be considered | |
| HC | L. H. Stewart | Many M.P.s like tea. Sin/ister ’abit! | |
| HC | T. Strange | Is M.P.s’ fondness for tea sin/ister? Really quite proper! | |
| HC | J. Thompson | Di/e if you must, Daddy, but don’t go down! | |
| HC | D. H. Tompsett | O me/us! Bottom in Classics again! | |
| HC | R. Vaughan | “To be/ or not to be” (Hamlet). Wasn’t the reason the Commons adjourned to Drury Lane quite the reverse? | Parliament once adjourned to see Master Betty at D.L. |
| HC | A. M. Woodward | I regretfully had to mark his verses: O me/us dolor infandus! | unutterable pain (L.) |
| HC | J. S. Young | Rabbits multiply in/ U.S.! Must be G.I. venal? Ike signs positive warning! | arithmetic; rabbit = beginner |
Runners-Up in competition 430: