Ximenes Competition No. 49 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 48 | 50 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Apr 1947 | ESPERANTO | normal | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | W. K. M. Slimmings | The tongue that Shakespeare spake? Only when you analyse him literally, and not otherwise! | anag. of speare not; i.e. shake speare |
| Second | R. C. Payn | Ultimately half of Milton and more than half of Shakespeare may be translated into this language | anag. of (Mil)ton (Shake)speare |
| Third | A. H. Taylor | Wanted!—Medium suitable for international communication.—Apply nearest Post Office. | anag. incl. PO |
| HC | C. Allen Baker | One’s pater puts out the tongue. So common! | anag. |
| HC | Dr G. R. Aspinwall | Means to promote international understanding, like I do | cryptic def.; i.e. like Ido |
| HC | Mrs Baird | Tongue: choice product, not for national use | cryptic def.; ref. food rationing |
| HC | E. P. Barrett | For the Human Race. Hopeful Language, by Zamenhof out of Erato’s Pen | anag.; L. L. Z. inventor of Esperanto |
| HC | K. Bower | Would such language cause A. P. to Sneer? | anag.; ref. A. P. Herbert |
| HC | Rev H. D. Owen Brown | Not a mother-tongue but derived from one’s pater | anag. |
| HC | Mrs Currall | Universal talkie flop | cryptic def. |
| HC | P. A. Davenport | Shakespeare’s? Not this language! | anag. of peares not; i.e. shakes peare’s |
| HC | M. N. France | Shakespeare not Zamenhof produced this language | anag. of speare not; i.e. shake speare; L. L. Z. |
| HC | S. B. Green | Ersatz tongue (rationable?) would provide one repast, anyhow | anag.; ref. food rationing |
| HC | A. S. King | A pert nose and a tongue sticking out | anag. |
| HC | R. R. Merson | Here’s hoping one will turn to p. 6! (because the Introduction’s by Zamenhof?) | anag. of to p. Arsene; esperanto (Sp.) = one who hopes; ref. to solution at 6 |
| HC | J. M. W. Newman | London Evening Star article to read as one word, hoping one’s linguistic invention will be equal to it! | ’Esper an to |
| HC | Mrs M. G. Porter | One repast (reconstituted) consists of tongue | anag. |
| HC | Mrs H. T. Sorley | Do you understand this as well as I do? | cryptic def.; i.e. Ido |
| HC | F. L. Usher | A speech couched in neat prose must be made to celebrate its Diamond Jubilee | anag.: E. invented 1887 |
| HC | Capt J. E. Ward | After only a very short study of this language one can write neat prose | anag. |
| HC | W. H. J. Wheeler | Not a mother-tongue, but may be acquired from one’s pater! | anag. |
No Runners-Up in competition 49