Ximenes Competition No. 560 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 555 | 564 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 560 | Oct 1959 | CONGENITALLY | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. Postill | Ab ovo … leave the egg and all your original character is latent thus | congé nit all y(our), & lit. |
| Second | P. M. Coombs | How the little Conservative gets inside information—and the little Liberal, in the realm of opera | Con gen + L in Italy & lit.; ref. ‘Iolanthe’ |
| Third | C. E. Gates | I’m “a little Conservative”—information I reckon that illustrates “how Nature always does contrive” | Con gen I tally; ref. ‘Iolanthe’ |
| HC | Miss P. Adkins | Unavoidably from baby’s point of view lacy linen got all messed up | anag. |
| HC | C. Allen Baker | For me it’s always the sack; a real bad egg, chum, right from the cradle—that’s me! | congé nit ally |
| HC | F. D. H. Atkinson | “Nye ill—can’t go” upset constituents naturally! | anag.; ref. Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan, MP |
| HC | E. C. Bingham | Leaving the egg all the beginning of young life is characterised thus | congé nit all y(oung) |
| HC | Rev C. M. Broun | How idiotic you can be, only G.C.E. Latin could show | anag. |
| HC | R. N. Chignell | Tory yelling wildly about tax cut—how strain can affect one! | Con + ta(x) in anag. |
| HC | G. H. Dickson | Naturally the Conservatives’ leader gets advance information and I count on that | C on I tally |
| HC | Mrs D. M. D’Eath | Vaguely acting on yell from the cradle—examine low-down I reckon! | anag., con gen I tally, & lit. |
| HC | J. A. Fincken | We see a little Conservative gain yet two little Liberals split—thus, according to Gilbert are our politics decided | Con + L,L in anag.; ref. ‘Iolanthe’ |
| HC | S. Goldie | Do you see potential little Conservative, little Liberal in gal yet? Naturally, according to Gilbert! | Con + anag. incl. L; ref. ‘Iolanthe’ |
| HC | S. B. Green | Chapter on Genesis I label: “As it was in the beginning”? | C on Gen. I tally |
| HC | F. H. W. Hawes | Galton nicely disturbed! How could “Human Faculty” be a failure? | anag.; ref. Sir Francis G., expert on eugenics |
| HC | Miss J. S. Lumsden | From earliest infancy, you’ll need on occasion to leave the little pest with a friend | congé nit ally |
| HC | C. J. Morse | Study Genesis—then you’ll see how infancy begins in sin | con Gen. i(nfancy) tally, & lit.: tally = in concubinage |
| HC | M. Newman | Throughout life we have to concentrate on low-down physical fascination before finding a partner | con gen it ally |
| HC | B. G. Quin | Naturally we want no cat yelling in a frenzy here. Leave the wretched little creature with a friend! | anag.; congé nit ally |
| HC | W. K. M. Slimmings | Getting permission to go away with such a bad egg—and to marry—shows how idiotic one may be | congé nit ally |
| HC | J. Thompson | Ab origine? Only G.C.E. Latin is needed for translation | anag. |
| HC | W. Watts | Your equipment may come this way from Providence; leave it all in New York | congé + it all in NY |
Runners-Up in competition 560: