Ximenes Competition No. 59 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 58 | 60 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | Sep 1947 | TAME | normal | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | J. D. P. O’Leary | Check: mate in two moves | i.e. mate is two letter moves from tame |
| First | Dr K. P. Whitehead | Check, and mate in two moves | i.e. mate is two letter moves from tame |
| Third | M. L. Herzig | Tema con variazioni, senza vivacità | anag.; “theme with variations, without vigour” (It.) |
| HC | C. Allen Baker | Domestic required here. Apply 10 am. Non resident | domestic, adj.; anag. of te(n) a.m, i.e. non = no ‘n’ |
| HC | D. Ashcroft | The side’s in a mess (and what a mess!) thanks to me not being game | anag. of team, hidden, ta me |
| HC | Mrs Baird | Variations on a theme of Palestrina in A and E flat | i.e. tema with a and e swapped; ref. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer |
| HC | Rev H. N. Burton | Without vigour the whole team is disorganised, even the vice-captain | anag. of team and mate |
| HC | H. Chown | Shrewd suggestion for mate in two moves. Dull? Well, at least you might thank me for it! | T. of the Shrew; mate is two letter moves from tame; ta me |
| HC | W. T. Clift | K. takes P. might lead to mate in two moves (shrewd play but dull ending) | Katharina and Petruchio, T. of the Shrew; mate is two letter moves from tame |
| HC | B. C. Davies | Tema con variazioni, dolce e tranquillo (and a word of thanks to the composer) | anag. “theme with variations, sweet and quiet” (It.); ta me |
| HC | F. E. Dixon | Flat, and what a mess it’s in! | hidden |
| HC | Miss J. Fraser | We want different meat, possibly due to a surfeit of bully | anag. |
| HC | S. Holgate | The team loses all its spirit when the right half is moved into the centre | i.e. am goes inside te |
| HC | F. P. Hussey | Flat hunting? What a melancholy search! | hidden |
| HC | F. E. Newlove | Wet in Midlands and North: little change of temperature likely: dull | rivers Tame in Midlands, Manchester; i.e. tame = not heated |
| HC | R. C. Payn | There’s mincemeat, and you may find holly of a sort—but no spirit | anags. of meat and mate; mate = holly |
| HC | Rev E. B. Peel | Keep in check and mate in two moves | i.e. mate is two letter moves from tame |
| HC | A. Robins | Dull here. Will strike camp and find flat | testament less anag. of tents |
| HC | W. Rodgers | Check—and mate—in one | 2 meanings; mate2 = daunted |
| HC | A. E. Smith | Domestic gives us remains of yesterday’s joint and upsets wife | anags. of meat and mate; domestic, adj. |
| HC | G. Wagstaff | How dull a variation on a theme written by an Italian can be! | anag. of tema, It. for theme |
Runners-Up in competition 59: