Ximenes Competition No. 569 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 564 | 571 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 569 | Dec 1959 | PROPOSAL | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | S. B. Green | A little persuasive argument, quietly, also brokenly presented—that’s the way to make it! | pro1 p + anag., & lit. |
| Second | Mrs N. Dean | Unique offer to ladies. Firm support to lift the line, designed to fit the fuller figure—one pound | prop OS a L; clothes-prop |
| Third | J. A. L. Sturrock | This shows one poor sap who’s had it, before long! | anag. + l, & lit. |
| HC | R. Bryan | A brooch, a ring and half one’s pay, and that’s all before the wedding! | prop3 O sal(ary) |
| HC | N. C. Dexter | Poor sap won’t be able to make this without ending in betrothal! | anag. + (betrotha)l, & lit. |
| HC | G. H. Dickson | Poor swain’s head is awhirl in partner’s embrace; that’s natural to this occasion! | anag. of poor s(wain) in pal, & lit. |
| HC | J. H. Eyre | Tender occasion when a man can be found with his confidence lacking support, also in some confusion | prop + anag., & lit [see comments] |
| HC | A. Fairhead | New Year peril for quiet sailor—altar—one with wife in every port excluded | pro p OS al(tar): i.e. clue written Dec. 1959, 1960 being leap year |
| HC | A. L. Freeman | Special offer! Stays that grip the round figure—£1 | O in props + a L |
| HC | A. B. Gardner | Offer of support, love and society for keeps—if only you can find the means | prop O S al(ways), & lit. |
| HC | Lt M. J. Hickman | Union offer—new deal to Socialist leaders in Poplar | anag. incl. So(cialist); ref. left-wing London borough |
| HC | C. W. Hoad | The popping may be the old pre-jet type having a circuit before finally touching earth’s hard crust | prop2 O sal4; popping the question |
| HC | Capt G. Langham | An offer of support, love, glamour, and a good start in life | prop O SA l(ife) & lit. |
| HC | P. H. Morgan | The occasion for a well pressed suit—and for the beginning of a partnership also, possibly | pro3 p(artnership) + anag. & lit; suit = courtship [see comments] |
| HC | C. J. Morse | What the young spinster looks for in a mate is the reverse of lethargy! | sopor (rev.) in pal [see comments] |
| HC | R. Postill | Stay! What follows this? Half one’s earnings going on a ring? | prop O sal(ary), & lit. |
| HC | E. J. Rackham | It comprises support, love, and half one’s earnings! | prop O sal(ary), & lit. |
| HC | I. R. Scott | Instead of soft soap Labour’s leader should give a plan | pro3 + anag. + L(abour); soft = malleable, diffused |
| HC | Miss D. W. Taylor | Will a rotund figure encased in stays get this? With a little bit of luck—yes! | O in props + a + l(uck), & lit. |
| HC | J. Walters | Offer poor sap might make by long letter! | anag. + l, & lit. |
| HC | J. F. N. Wedge | Poor sap nervously anticipates the beginning of Leap-year for what it might bring him | anag. + L(eap-year); nervous = jumpy |
| HC | Cdr D. P. Willan | Apropos a love-letter, may it contain one? Yes! | hidden & lit. |
| HC | M. Winterbottom | A poor L.P.’s jazzed up version of “Love Me Tender” | anag.; long player; ref. Elvis Presley song [see comments] |
Runners-Up in competition 569: