Ximenes Competition No. 490 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 486 | 495 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 490 | Jun 1958 | CLEAR def. WEIGH | Wrong Number | 20 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Mrs L. Jarman | After a hundred real jerks, no portion of me is thick | portion; C + anag.; soup |
| Second | D. P. M. Michael | It’s easy to tell De Gaulle’s for circumscribing the French | tell; le in car; car (Fr.) = for |
| Third | V. Jennings | After class, what you need to appreciate any kind of sound is—liquid! | appreciate; cl + ear |
| HC | C. Allen Baker | How to balance our account lay in the credit squeeze | balance; lea in cr; lay = lea |
| HC | J. W. Bates | Both sides of the Channel are in a bad way—that’s obvious! | way; C, l + anag.; weigh2 |
| HC | C. M. Broun | The French must take refuge in old French general (not out!)—up-anchor and launch away, with perfect egality | up-anchor; le in Car(not) |
| HC | W. G. B. Filburn | It’s obvious. Raise the anchor to set free the ship | raise; 2 mngs. |
| HC | Mrs N. Fisher | Innocent Child’s Head Severed By Father Whose Balance Was Disturbed | balance; c + Lear |
| HC | F. D. Gardiner | The article lacks balance. Delete it and find something whose meaning is plain | balance; anag. of ar(ti)cle |
| HC | C. E. Gates | De Gaulle’s for getting round the French in an outspoken way | way; le in car |
| HC | E. Gomersall | Pay attention at the rear of the class! | rear; cl + ear |
| HC | H. T. E. Hone | Lacer (of drink in the Crown?) has lost his balance, that’s obvious | balance; anag., anag. of ale in cr. |
| HC | R. K. Lumsdon | It’s obvious what most teachers work for must show itself in a reduced bank balance! | balance; LEA in cr |
| HC | Mrs E. McFee | Earl lacking balance after the last of the Cognac gets bound over | balance; c + anag. |
| HC | Mrs M. Newell | It’s quite straightforward. Open, sell out, balance books, and go | balance; 5 mngs. |
| HC | M. Newman | Net profit plainly disclosed, with no guilty conscience? That’s how to balance accounts! | balance; 3 mngs. |
| HC | J. R. Scarr | It’s what initiates consider a great tragedy, without a single blemish | consider; c + Lear |
| HC | H. Walsham | Free lift for Mile Enders | lift; i.e. (Mi)le in car; ref. London district |
| HC | J. B. Widdowson | It’s plain the article has gone to press back to front, with the middle missing | press; transposition of ar(ti)cle |
| HC | J. S. Young | The sort of Test we must expect these days, where no name unknown appears, is obvious | test; nuclear less NU |
Runners-Up in competition 490: