Ximenes Competition No. 50 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 49 | 51 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | May 1947 | APOSTLE | normal | 17 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | P. H. Taylor | No wooden spoon for the champion! | 2 mngs. |
| Second | C. Koop | Having cause to prop a gate that’s closed he upholds it: see holder | crytic def.; i.e. propagate, bishop’s see |
| Third | A. J. C. Saunders | The sort of spoon to make you slop tea all over the place | anag. |
| HC | D. Ashcroft | One of a touring company who acted before the Romans | cryptic def.; ref. NT books Acts, Romans |
| HC | H. P. Chubb | He stood up to the XI and was bowled! Broke slap on his toe! | anag. of slap, toe; bowled = put in bowl; ref. 12 Apostles |
| HC | C. G. C. Farmer | The preacher is a holy man even in an extremity | a + St in pole |
| HC | S. B. Green | Kind of spoon to stir up weak spirits? | 2 mngs. |
| HC | S. Holgate | If such a disciple were to lapse it would clearly be his undoing | anag. |
| HC | C. R. Howard | He backs up well, but is apt to make a stir when he is bowled | 2 mngs.; bowled = put in bowl |
| HC | C. B. Joyner | Half filling a post letter bag—fan male perhaps! | hidden; apostles usu. men |
| HC | Rev W. McEntegart | The sort of spoon for use at St. Andrews? | 2 mngs.; golf club |
| HC | D. A. Nicholls | One Simon (pre-Stylite) sat spread-eagled on a broken pole | anag. of sat, pole |
| HC | Rev E. B. Peel | The St. Andrews type of spoon? | 2 mngs.; golf club |
| HC | Miss D. W. Taylor | One who has cause to act before the Romans? | cryptic def.; ref. NT books Acts, Romans |
| HC | A. L. Tilley | He is not necessarily a publican. but his job is in beer | post in ale; ref. St Matthew |
| HC | Capt C. Tyers, RN | Often finds the course difficult and has had to accept strokes. Sometimes takes a spoon, especially in 16th and 17th | cryptic defs.; i.e. centuries; ref. golf |
| HC | FO R. A. Walker | A light carrier, he believes, engaged in late ops | anag. |
No Runners-Up in competition 50