Ximenes Competition No. 573 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 571 | 578 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 573 | Jan 1960 | SCAPEGALLOWS | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. O. Butcher | Among lags here is one lag who ought to be strung up head first | cape + lag (rev.) in slows, & lit. |
| Second | G. H. Dickson | The monkey’s become chafed underneath with surrounding small vessels ruptured; he should have swung! | ape + gall3 (vb. intrans.) in scows |
| Third | Capt A. S. Birt | Although it is a theme which is in demand in broadcasts, it is a very dangerous subject needing careful execution | a peg in call, all in sows |
| HC | C. Allen Baker | Carver of SPACE TO LET midway between top and bottom of gibbets, perhaps! | anag. of space + allow in g(ibbet)s, & lit. |
| HC | M. A. Anderson | Someone like Macheath produces head swelling among the sluts | cape2 gall3 in sows; sow2; ref. Beggar’s Opera |
| HC | F. D. H. Atkinson | Killer up against Society makes the blood run cold, revealing animal malignity within | S + ape gall3 in cows & lit.; cow2 |
| HC | Lt Col P. S. Baines | Murderer perhaps turns pale—when comprehending the judge’s change of head dress for example! | cap + eg in sallows & lit. |
| HC | E. A. Beaulah | Chap who’s thought fit to swing much of “Tosca” produces a score including almost everything vulgar | (To)sca + al(l) low in pegs |
| HC | J. Coleby | No ruddy saint, better for example imprisoned; really deserves hanging | cap +eg in sallow + S & lit.; cap (vb.); i.e. not ruddy (red) = sallow |
| HC | A. E. Crow | As lag slew cop wantonly, he ought to swing | anag. |
| HC | J. H. Dingwall | A little science applied to a contrivance for hanging enables a man to avoid due execution | Sc(ience) a peg allows |
| HC | L. E. Eyres | Family severs connection with ne’er-do-well—sends remittance instead: thus he becomes an utter criminal | scapeg(race) allows |
| HC | J. A. Fincken | A horrid place aglow, with nasty guards about, will suit him | anag. in SS, & lit.; ref. Hell |
| HC | C. E. Gates | Head girl in slacks deserves suspension! | cape + gal in slows |
| HC | V. Jennings | It’s frightfully low-class having to hold a split suspender—I ought to get a length of rope! | a peg in anag.; i.e. clothes peg |
| HC | A. H. Jones | I’d make the law go capless: my judge could not then don a black one! | anag. |
| HC | Mrs E. McFee | Low-class page, misbehaving, is one who deserves to be turned off | anag.; turn off = hang (archaic slang |
| HC | C. J. Morse | Why is this picture of countryside with cows (16th century) still unhung? | -scape gallows; g.= frightens, Shakesp. |
| HC | R. Postill | I should swing. May, deep in the slips, please! | gal low in scapes: may2 = maid, gal; scape2; ref. swing bowling, Peter May, cricketer, fielding |
| HC | A. Robins | Depths of depression after transgression with girl—I really ought to be highly strung and dancing on air! | scape2 gal lows |
| HC | Mrs E. Shackleton | Game (a brace?) should be hung | scape3, gallows; g. = one of pr. of braces |
| HC | M. Winterbottom | Lag slew a P.C. so may well be this! | anag. & lit. |
| HC | M. Woolf | Free wall-spaces go to show evidence of hanging-committee’s incompetence | anag. |
Runners-Up in competition 573: