Ximenes Competition No. 447 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 443 | 451 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 447 | Aug 1957 | TOUSLE | normal | 17 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | A. Robins | Let us stand by the Sovereign, beset by extreme Member—and let’s see the end of the matter! | us + L (£1) in toe: end = object; matter = one who mats; ref. article by John Grigg, 2nd Baron Altrincham, attacking the Queen, Aug 1957 |
| Second | Mrs E. Shackleton | Difficult to manage with a crew cut to merely 50 in regular employment | to + L in use; i.e. crew-cut |
| Third | C. Allen Baker | “Top-of-the-table United lose disastrously!” That’s sure to upset somebody’s perm! | t(able) + U in anag.; ref. football pools |
| HC | C. R. Dean | With all the French failing to agree, what can you expect but disorder? | tous le (Fr.); i.e. does not agree grammatically; ref. Treaty of Rome |
| HC | F. E. Dixon | The lure of the States takes them in, with a result like “Rock and Roll” | US in tole2; them = US |
| HC | Mrs N. Fisher | To act as tumblers do in engaging locks? | double mng.; engage (arch.) = entangle; tumbler = part of lock mechanism |
| HC | S. Goldie | Get that crazy hair-do! Absolutely remodelled, after having ends (skilfully!) trimmed | anag. of (ab)solute(ly), i.e. ably removed |
| HC | Dr T. O. Hughes | Break out with the head of a sledgehammer. To do so rends the locks asunder | anag. of out sle(dgehammer) |
| HC | C. Koop | It’s a rather ’iggledy-piggledy ’otel you’ll find us in: you’ll have to rough things! | us in anag. |
| HC | A. F. Lerrigo | This is what they do to the countryside. Litter louts! Let everyone start to put an end to them | anag. + e; litter, vb. imp. |
| HC | C. J. Morse | Complicated locks use the action of tumblers | 2 mngs.; tumbler = part of a lock mechanism |
| HC | F. E. Newlove | A shock to the learner in practice! | to + L in use |
| HC | D. A. Nicholls | Herbert Morrison’s tip-top in a riotous Left-wing scuffle! | hidden, 2 defs.; ref. H.M.’s hairstyle |
| HC | R. Postill | If you put clumsy louts on the end of a line, what do you expect? | anag. + e, & lit.; production line |
| HC | Maj J. N. Purdon | In our view the French Coalition has produced a piece of iniquitous legislation which will mean disorder | to us + le (Fr.), hidden; ref. Treaty of Rome |
| HC | K. Reed | Result of a perm? Far from it! | anag. less far; perm (vb. imp.) = permute |
| HC | Miss D. W. Taylor | Brand-new driver dropped in t’ river! Enough to get a Braid discomposed! | L in t’ Ouse; learner driver; ref. James Braid, golfer, d. 1950 |
Runners-Up in competition 447: