Ximenes Competition No. 600 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 595 | 604 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | Jul 1960 | The Light Brigade, noble Six Hundred | Anagram | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Lt Col P. S. Baines | Blunder led to XI H bearding heights | 11th Hussars |
| Second | C. Candy | Bugles exhort—nigh blind death-ride! | |
| Third | S. Goldie | Exhibits true high-bred old England! | |
| HC | R. Bryan | Let grand ode exhibit high blunders | |
| HC | R. Burrell | Extol high thundering sabre-led bid | |
| HC | B. Burton | Bungler-led throng exhibit dash—die | |
| HC | G. H. Dickson | Bidden ride bang through shell—exit! | |
| HC | A. Douglas | Lax order behind it—highest bungled | |
| HC | S. B. Green | Exhibited headlong blunders? Right! | |
| HC | W. H. Johnson | Extol this high bugle-bidden errand | |
| HC | G. A. Linsley | Order held death. Exhibits bungling | |
| HC | Miss P. Mills | High exalt this bold enduring breed | |
| HC | W. L. Miron | Extol their sad end—big, high blunder | |
| HC | P. H. Morgan | Death’s hell-exuding, throbbing ride | |
| HC | Mrs W. J. O’Connell | Guns both R and L—ride—bleed … high exit | |
| HC | A. Robins | “Big-shot” lax—he blundered, dithering | |
| HC | T. E. Sanders | Lax blunder—the heroes did big thing | |
| HC | J. C. Seddon | Bad high blunderings; extol the ride | |
| HC | W. K. M. Slimmings | Lords had exhibited bungling there | |
| HC | R. Stephenson | Thundering sabre bid, high extolled | |
| HC | J. Tobin | Extra! Blunder! Heights held in big “do” | |
| HC | Miss E. J. Unger | Blunder exhibited hearts nigh gold | |
| HC | M. Woolf | Exalt high this bold enduring breed! |
Runners-Up in competition 600: