Ximenes Competition No. 578 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 573 | 582 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 578 | Feb 1960 | GATHERED def. LEVANTER | Wrong Number | 18 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | J. H. Eyre | The activity of a fly-by-night round that location could be learnt as the result of a pick-up | fly-by-night; there in gad, two defs. |
| Second | S. Goldie | Edgar the Unsteady got wind of something—what the Witan did—and folded! | wind; anag., 3 defs. |
| Third | Mrs J. E. Townsend | I’ll be there and flitter around—I’m simply drawn to a party! | flitter; there in gad |
| HC | F. D. Gardiner | Jock’s mean about the pence—this you must have got wind of! | wind; the in gare d |
| HC | V. Jennings | Crowded easterly city asked not to broadcast news before first day of attack | easterly (n.); Gath ere D(-day) |
| HC | M. Kay | It’s drawn up—with thread, for example, which you must wind in and out | wind; anag. incl. e.g. |
| HC | G. Kirsch | Got wind of second half of Budget, heard in garbled version | wind; anag. incl. (Bud)get |
| HC | A. F. Lerrigo | What the team did when the skipper had something to tell them—how to make the grade, perhaps | skipper; anag. |
| HC | D. P. M. Michael | What Girton did to runaway student—shut her in, it’s understood | runaway; her in gated |
| HC | D. I. Morgan | Thread, for example, is drawn through when you wind | wind; anag. |
| HC | C. J. Morse | Near the front of the Gazette you’ll find what the account of any defaulter is in aggregate | defaulter; Ga(zette) the red; aggregate, adj. |
| HC | H. B. Morton | Variety of hedge rat confined to a certain area | rat; anag. |
| HC | A. E. North | With no way to turn back welsher gets stuck in gate, is followed by copper and picked up | welsher; (wels)her in gate d; slew |
| HC | B. G. Quin | Here we have got wind of a setback to German aspiration involving the hydrogen bomb, perhaps | wind; HE in der Tag (rev.) |
| HC | W. K. M. Slimmings | Learned to wind thread, for example, as clansmen did | wind; anag. |
| HC | Miss B. Smoker | Flitter about outside that place, meaning to be picked up | flitter; there in gad |
| HC | L. T. Stokes | All set for the party to breeze along gaily when there is an intruder! | breeze; there in gad |
| HC | W. H. Thornton | Take for example short thread, wind and knot, draw through and you’ve done it | wind; anag. |
Runners-Up in competition 578: