Ximenes Competition No. 443 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 438 | 447 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 443 | Jul 1957 | HALF-SEAS-OVER | normal | 18 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. R. Dean | “Ah for a vessel” that’s not right; what comes before “full of the warm South”? | anag.; ref. Keats, ‘Ode to a Nightingale’, “Oh for a beaker” |
| Second | E. O. Seymour | Is merry—sort of—has several to get in this state | anag. & lit. |
| Third | G. Perry | In mid-ocean—Drifting—S.O.S.—Have flare lit up | anag., 2 defs.; lit up = drunk |
| HC | R. F. S. Chignell | Havers of ales can get thus | anag. & lit. |
| HC | A. E. Crow | A sheet in the wind! Ho! Vessel afar! Put about! | anag.; see a s. in the w. under sheet2 |
| HC | F. H. W. Hawes | He fears Oval’s ruined, would not stand up to test, bring well soaked | anag. |
| HC | Mrs L. Jarman | Rendering the lash: verse of a medley between ports? | anag. & lit.; port wine |
| HC | J. Hardie Keir | At the “point of no return,” between one harbour “bar” and another? | double mng.; ref. to drinking |
| HC | H. Lyon | Have far less, love! If you mix it you’ll be getting ——! | anag. incl. 0, & lit. |
| HC | C. J. Morse | Amazing! Safe solver foully misrepresented—clued as semi-inebriate! | ha + anag.; ref. last puzzle [see comments] |
| HC | E. J. Rackham | Consuming more than share of ales—five more, to be exact | anag. + V, & lit. |
| HC | A. Robins | Roaming afar, she loves being at the point—or pint!—of no return | anag. |
| HC | T. E. Sanders | If you push the boat out this far, you’ll get wet! | double mng.; wet = drunk |
| HC | Mrs E. M. Simmonds | I’m somewhat top-heavy—others (reduced to a skeleton) have false busts | anag. of o(the)rs have false; top-heavy = tipsy |
| HC | W. K. M. Slimmings | One may come to blether about a self-created wrong in this condition | anag. of a self + so in haver, & lit. |
| HC | L. E. Thomas | A point one is likely to reach eventually in passing from port to port | double mng.; port wine |
| HC | A. J. Young | Between shores, or having to be propped up | 2 mngs.; ref. drinking; shore1,2 |
| HC | J. S. Young | Sixpence each and a shilling to spare—a bit tight! | half s. ea. s. over |
Runners-Up in competition 443: