Ximenes Competition No. 512 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 508 | 517 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 512 | Nov 1958 | NAYLOR | Libel | 17 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | E. R. Prentice | She can spin a yarn about love after fifty—she’s no beginner either! | L 0 in anag., nay L or |
| Second | J. Thompson | She’ll make do with any queer fellow with a title, even if he hasn’t a penny: round about fifty there’s no alternative | anag. + lor(d), L in nay or |
| Third | A. N. Clark | She sounds quite capable of getting her man; has already had to refuse fifty or more (because of her shape!) | ‘nailer’ (nail = catch), nay (vb.) L or; more = in addition |
| HC | C. Allen Baker | She’s one that lifts; watch your pockets! | an (rev.) + lo in yr.; pockets = encloses |
| HC | C. O. Butcher | She’ll show you a bit of leg in rayon negligé—and she’s actually fifty or more! | l in anag., nay L or |
| HC | R. N. Chignell | She gives you “Only a rose” with ’er stockings off, tipsily—she sounds a piercing type | anag. less ’ose, ‘nailer’ |
| HC | P. R. Clemow | She is ornamentally but improperly posed, not without reason. Sounds like a pin-up type | anag. of orna(mental)ly, ‘nailer’ |
| HC | A. E. Crow | She sounds as though she should make a catch, but any doddering, penniless husband would do! | ‘nailer’, anag. + lor(d) |
| HC | F. E. Dixon | No penniless peer for her; she’ll intrigue only with a King | nay lor(d), anag. incl. a R |
| HC | P. A. Drillien | She has to refuse a penniless peer—only a king could satisfy her! | nay (vb.) lor(d), anag. incl. a R |
| HC | S. B. Green | She’s a bit of a podge with a vague sort of figure—and that’s a put-up job! | roly(-poly) a n (all rev.) |
| HC | Mrs L. Jarman | She sounds capable of catching any foolish boss who wants a bit of dalliance | ‘nailer’, anag. + lor(d) |
| HC | P. H. Morgan | No lady, penniless and generally drunk—that covers the recipe for her! | r in anag. less d |
| HC | C. J. Morse | No penniless peer for her—only a Rajah’s capital could supply all she needs! | nay lor(d), anag. incl. a R |
| HC | Miss D. W. Taylor | Her tack, one hears, is to get gold—no penniless peer will do! | ‘nail’ + or, nay lor(d); tack = strategy |
| HC | J. F. N. Wedge | No penniless peer for her—but any rough with a pound or more will do! | nay lor(d), anag. + L or |
| HC | M. Winterbottom | She wants no penniless peer! Only a Rockefeller’s capital will do for her! | nay lor(d), anag. incl. a R |
Runners-Up in competition 512: