Ximenes Competition No. 486 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 482 | 490 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 486 | May 1958 | BARACAN | normal | 19 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | H. Walsham | Strong material one might put behind where the elbows bend | bar a can, & lit.; i.e. bar in a pub |
| Second | V. Jennings | Camelot of old, Arthur’s capital, in support of fair sex, would need keep for preservation! | A in bra + can; can (vb.) = preserve; camelot2 |
| Third | W. K. M. Slimmings | A good summer in store? You might still see me in the old overcoat | a CA in barn; summer = one who sums |
| HC | Maj P. S. Baines | Butler returns with a tankard of old—good strong stuff! | RAB (rev.) a can; ref. R. A. Butler, politician |
| HC | C. Allen Baker | For strong stuff there’s only one May. What a summer in store! | bar a can, a CA in barn; bar (prep.) = except, only; ref. Peter May, test cricketer; summer = one who sums [see comments] |
| HC | V. E. Brooke | Broadcloth as robust as camlet: Arabic name initially | initial letters & lit. |
| HC | C. O. Butcher | Strip (nearly nude)—one can let go in a rowdy dance once drapery is out of the way! | bar(e) a can(-can); out of the way = rare |
| HC | Sgt J. Dromey | In the strike a bus backsliding could lead to the old rough stuff | a car in nab (all rev.); nab2 = strike of a lock; ref. London bus strike, 1958 |
| HC | Mrs N. Fisher | Producing such strong stuff is useless with a censor about! | raca in ban |
| HC | J. Gill | It’s antiquated, and rather suggestive of the hair-shirt, to obstruct a dance half way through | bar a can(-can) |
| HC | S. Goldie | It took a real jerker to get me in tears—“The Waif’s Return” has the power! | Arab (rev.) can |
| HC | A. Lawrie | An old-fashioned bit of stuff showing great resistance may be a hindrance to a half-abandoned dance | bar a can(-can) |
| HC | C. J. Lowe | Almost naked, a naughty dance—not half! Strong stuff for old ’uns! | bar(e) a can(-can) |
| HC | T. W. Melluish | Once past the church, get out the stuff in a heap at the back of the charabanc—it’s stout! | anag. less Ch. |
| HC | C. J. Morse | It takes a really reactionary bedouin to preserve this old camel-cloth! | Arab (rev.) can, & lit. |
| HC | M. Newman | Stoppage involving a transport organisation suggests what passengers must surmount when drivers get the hump | a RAC in ban; i.e. camel drivers & passengers; ref. London bus strike, 1958 |
| HC | R. Postill | Nap selection for a dead snip? There’s a horse to back; 100/1 on! | Arab (rev.) + C + an; nap2; dead = obs., snip = tailor |
| HC | J. W. Taylor | It was strong stuff—there’s one of the chaps who made it coming back half canned! | Arab (rev.) + can(ned) |
| HC | D. H. Tompsett | I had the semblance of Camelot: the interdict led to a final vessel for me | bar a can; Tennyson, ‘The Lady of Shalott’ |
Runners-Up in competition 486: