Ximenes Competition No. 538 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 534 | 543 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 538 | May 1959 | BANISHING | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | B. J. Iliffe | He that prigs what isn’t hisn in bag rightly gets this! | anag. & lit.; prig3 |
| Second | Mrs W. J. Mahood | Expelling, initially, the Northern Ireland Government is what Siobhan wants—so ill-disposed, a “Small World” has been dropped | anag. of Siobhan + N I G, less O (= small world); ref. controversial comments of actress S. McKenna in television interview |
| Third | R. Postill | Uncle contrived Hamlet’s exit being involved in poisoning. (If doubtful, see W.S.!) | ish in baning (= poisoning, Shak.); ref. Claudius in Hamlet; W.S. = Shakespeare and Writer to Signet; see ish in C. |
| HC | R. N. Chignell | His being seen fuddled in disorderly Inn in the embrace of a number of birds could mean expulsion | anag. in anag., all in bag; game bag |
| HC | G. H. Dickson | I get a move on with the Big Noise around giving marching orders | I shin in bang |
| HC | Dr W. M. Easther | Back at the wicket, whacking about and driving away | in (rev.) in bashing |
| HC | C. E. Gates | It’s enforced retirement for the first person with a shin damaged in a collision | anag. + I, all in bang; ref. Brendan McNally’s broken shin in 1959 Cup Final |
| HC | S. B. Green | I get a move on—the big noise is going around, giving the sack! | I shin in bang |
| HC | J. G. Hull | Bing and Shani harmonising and proclaiming “Go, Man, Go,” perhaps | anag.; ref. B. Crosby, S. Wallis |
| HC | Mrs L. Jarman | First essential when putting Napoleon I—“Bony-part”—in the bag | N(apoleon) + I + shin, in bag, & lit.; ref. N.’s exiles |
| HC | A. Lawrie | Getting rid of prohibition I shelebrate! | ban I ‘shing’ |
| HC | Mrs E. McFee | Way of dealing with undesirable drunk—nab his gin! | anag. |
| HC | T. W. Melluish | Included in strike, I kick. But it means expulsion | I shin in bang |
| HC | C. J. Morse | Relegation’s a heavy blow, involving the ego—the footballer’s most vulnerable spot! | I shin in bang |
| HC | S. L. Paton | What’s the bouncer for?—putting an end to innings! | 2 defs., i.e. doorman, getting out; ref. cricket |
| HC | T. C. Perks | I shine mostly in the square cut and off-driving | I shin(e) in bang2 |
| HC | G. Perry | Being thrown out from bar, I croon drunkenly, “Not enough brandy about an’ running out of Scotch too!” | ban I ‘shing’, an’ + ish in bing(o) |
| HC | H. Rotter | I must have quiet at home—there’s a lot of noise about—I’m giving notice to quit! | I sh! in in bang |
| HC | H. R. Sanders | Circumscription by big noise of liberty of going out and in | ish + in in bang & lit. |
| HC | W. K. M. Slimmings | Wilfully forgetting prohibition, I celebrate alcoholically! | ban I ‘shing’ |
| HC | H. S. Tribe | Bidding away, I climb into a slam | I shin in bang; ref. bridge |
| HC | J. F. N. Wedge | I climb in suddenly, driving off in a huff | I shin in bang (= abruptly, adv.) |
| HC | Mrs M. Wishart | Gorgon’s head ends up decomposed in ash-bin—suitable treatment for unsavoury object | anag. + G(orgon) |
Runners-Up in competition 538: