Ximenes Competition No. 525 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 521 | 529 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 525 | Feb 1959 | MORALE | Printer’s Devilry | 25 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. N. Haygarth | I’ve found that red Graves. Impact is terrific. Would you rather have (hi/c) Guinness? | Michael Redgrave, Alec Guinness |
| Second | S. H. Willink | Chea/per settlement? That’s the question facing the idealistic schoolmaster | |
| Third | J. Cordery | May:—I affirm that I am happy with my present side—e/xamination of their selectors unthinkable! | “Don’t look a gift-horse...”; Peter May, England cricket captain |
| HC | R. W. Bond | If you’re di/rty, our intelligence test will reveal it | |
| HC | Mrs A. L. Boorman | You can’t drink rum and keep it, Mu/m. A nation will tell its own tale | |
| HC | P. R. Clemow | A teenager often becomes engrossed in ki/ss-worthy hero | Rudyard Kipling |
| HC | C. E. Gates | Aaron and Ta/ft’s laughter in their wake | Tamora, Titus Andronicus |
| HC | G. P. Goddard | You’re always breaking knitting needles. What you want is a weaver’s bea/ver—might help! | |
| HC | S. B. Green | An ar/gala’s may be broken if the baby is dropped! | |
| HC | V. Jennings | Absinthe, navy drink, ru/ins hips, messes officers’ swiggin’ | |
| HC | L. Johnson | My conceited actor friend asked me to name my preference: (hi/c) Guinness! | Alec Guinness |
| HC | B. K. Kelly | A.—Correct proof of a theore/m. (M.A.Cantab.). (Use the simple rules of logic) | lemma |
| HC | G. Kirsch | Is the piece by “Pop” (E. A. Poe/’s son) on Anthropology? | ref. Pope, ‘The Riddle of the World’ |
| HC | Mrs E. McFee | If your mind is di/rty, our I.Q. will indicate the fact | |
| HC | D. P. M. Michael | Victoria loved her bal/d ward; her heir preferred his Gay Paree | |
| HC | F. E. Newlove | They’re getting married—what about a cable: “Gra/tters!” ending “Best wishes”? | |
| HC | E. G. Phillips | When amorous coiffeur starts this fresh cut, i.e. feels a tre/ss, steady hand is now at work | |
| HC | E. J. Rackham | In the election shall we see the Tories still in the swi/ft tide advancing? | |
| HC | Mrs E. M. Simmonds | One simply must lick the gu/tter: can’t be stuck-up! | |
| HC | M. C. Souster | Don’t leave the light in the convent (Chamber’s Di/ctionary will not be any use) | |
| HC | H. G. Tattersall | However di/rty, our boy will be suitably educated | |
| HC | Mrs J. E. Townsend | That bo Gus—a gent, surely—can’t face, without so much as a singlet, re/gal inspection! | |
| HC | M. A. Vernon | There’s no zip in this. Play a last air (si/c); Guinness might enliven it | |
| HC | J. F. N. Wedge | Di/rty, our mind is! Sure to be stimulated by this sensational picture | |
| HC | R. A. Wells | Ashes! What do they conjure up? An Aussie boo/n—ten—gloom! |
Runners-Up in competition 525: