Ximenes Competition No. 551 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 547 | 555 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551 | Aug 1959 | PITCHER | normal | 20 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. Postill | Hell! Monmartre’s expensive. Well … I mustn’t go there too often or I’ll be broke! | pit + cher (Fr.); ref. proverb, “The p. that goes too often to the well is broken at last” |
| Second | C. J. Morse | I’m a promising slip, but my bowling action would be banned at Lord’s—in crude terms it’s a flick! | ‘picture’, 2 defs. |
| Third | Rev C. M. Broun | Ruth, for instance, would follow reapers with a fork | 2 mngs.; ref. Babe R., baseball, pitchfork; cf. Bk. of R. 2:7 |
| HC | C. Allen Baker | A caster who gives the leading part in a play to someone who’s lousy may be a bit cracked! | p + itcher |
| HC | F. D. H. Atkinson | You’ll find awful tripe highly commended. It’s the setter! | anag. incl. HC |
| HC | F. Aylmer | Ball-bearing projector produced in U.S.A. Small model has extended sound apparatus | 2 mngs.; ref. baseball and proverb “little p.s have big ears” |
| HC | Lt Col P. S. Baines | What a vessel! Guaranteed to produce an uneasy sensation inside for everyone! | itch in per, & lit. |
| HC | R. S. Caffyn | Pavement artist in London might so describe a sample of his work | ‘picture’; p. = paving stone |
| HC | F. D. Gardiner | I’m prepared to catch insects—the result of having been bitten in a backward small-town theatre! | itch in rep rev.; p. plant |
| HC | S. B. Green | Quiet one straining at the leash who has his fling | p itcher |
| HC | Mrs E. J. Holmes | Three early pieces from Tchaikovsky in the Promenade make a catchy item for the hummers | Tch(aikovsky) in pier; p. plant, insects |
| HC | G. Kirsch | Distance between successive locations attended by the Queen would make one of the Yankees flag! | pitch ER, 2 defs.; ref. baseball team |
| HC | M. Newman | I have my fling, but hold the liquor—so I’m not exactly a tosspot! | 2 mngs. |
| HC | I. J. Nicholas | Thrower shows how to get cutting to take root | 2 mngs.; ref. Percy T, BBC gardening expert; see pitcher under pitch1 |
| HC | W. H. Pegram | One who has a constant desire to get within Petticoat Lane’s limits and take! | itch in P,e + r., & lit.; ref. market stalls |
| HC | E. J. Rackham | This vessel’s the one to toss, and I retch unhappily by the ship’s stern | p + anag., 2 defs. |
| HC | Mrs J. Robertson | Was this stall-holder well-supplied in the Black Market? | 3 mngs.; pitcher to the well, pitch-black |
| HC | W. K. M. Slimmings | I coveted “The Passing of Ruth” by Constable, filled with that indefinable quality attributed to woman | it in PC + her; ref. Babe R. |
| HC | L. W. Titman | The cut price crazy paving stone | anag. less e |
| HC | J. V. Tyson | This vessel needs merely to start passage and immediately I retch horribly | p + anag., & lit. |
Runners-Up in competition 551: