Ximenes Competition No. 604 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 600 | 608 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 604 | Aug 1960 | APOSTROPHISE | normal | 17 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | S. Goldie | Extravagantly aspire to posh address—you’ll probably need a thou or two to do this! | anag.; thou1,2 |
| Second | F. T. Walton | To conjure, make a diversion. Hi presto!, soap has disintegrated: owner’s mark is found inside | anag., is in apostrophe; i.e. possessive mark |
| Third | D. Fairburn | A rigid stance just about ruined this pro’s address | anag. in a pose |
| HC | C. Allen Baker | To declaim “Out, damned spot! out, I say!” may be translated in prose as “Hop it!” | anag.; ref. Macbeth V.1 |
| HC | G. F. Bamford | A Post Office poser this—wrong address, to delay delivery | a PO + anag. |
| HC | R. Bryan | An orator is apt to do this, so is a prophet after transfiguration | anag. |
| HC | N. C. Dexter | Phrase “O pot!” is another way to address a Grecian Urn, for example | anag.; ref. Keats’ Ode |
| HC | G. H. Dickson | One might so address the ball when it is driven—and perhaps too is sliced! | anag. |
| HC | J. A. Fincken | Make an invocation, giving it pep with “O’s” or “Ah’s”! | anag. |
| HC | Mrs E. McFee | Is, perhaps, too unruly. Name someone? That’s what the Speaker may do! | anag. |
| HC | P. H. Morgan | To do this, possibly I stop and interject phrase with “O …” | anag. & lit. |
| HC | C. J. Morse | An express cable must include the man’s address | his in a post rope |
| HC | R. Postill | Start “O” is perhaps to ——— | anag. & lit; start = displace |
| HC | B. G. Quin | Amateur band, furnished with mouth organs of an inferior order, make an appeal to a limited number of listeners! | A + trophi in posse |
| HC | T. E. Sanders | Interrupt talk to send message to troopship wrecked in rough sea | anag. in anag. |
| HC | B. W. Sayer | Mouth organs in a police band appeal to the gallery | trophi in a posse |
| HC | J. B. Sweeting | Frantically aspire to posh address—in Keats’ Way, for example | anag.; ref. Odes |
Runners-Up in competition 604: