Ximenes Competition No. 612 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 608 | 617 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 612 | Oct 1960 | CARGO | Misprints | 18 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | P. Brown | Ford ahead? Then try wading! | lading; car go!; Ford car |
| Second | E. O. Seymour | Prefect perhaps wants energy—spends most of the time in the hols lying about | hold; car go; Ford Prefect car |
| Third | J. F. N. Wedge | Minor, for example, having an affair, can be married at sea | carried; car go; Morris Minor car |
| HC | C. Allen Baker | To bet, and start off by backing the first three in a race?—that’s some laying! | lading; rac(e) (rev.) + go |
| HC | D. B. J. Ambler | Bus stop’s opposite: this might make lighter loads for the shopper | shipper; car go; bus = car (sl.); go = opp. of stop; lighter = type of barge |
| HC | J. K. Anderson | Ford perhaps needs energy for wading | lading; car go; Ford car |
| HC | G. F. Bamford | Fading carpet, half worn away, needs a turn | lading; car(pet) + go |
| HC | C. O. Butcher | Portion of snails à la française on chips—it’s the goods! | ships: hidden in escargots |
| HC | J. Coleby | Tram fare found under a tramp’s patches | hatches; car go; tramp steamer |
| HC | H. W. Flewett | Loan floated: contracting company has small silver holding | load; arg. in Co. |
| HC | A. B. Gardner | Loan sought by tramp to provide tram fare? | load; car go; tramp steamer |
| HC | S. B. Green | Shoppers’ goods carried, tram-fare being what it is! | shippers; i.e. car-go |
| HC | A. Lawrie | Motorists’ organization returns to work; tally clerks chuck it! | check; RAC (rev.) + go |
| HC | T. N. Nesbitt | This tram-fare should make the trams pay | tramp; car go; tramp steamer |
| HC | G. Perry | What’s driven with energy should reach the hole | hold; car go; ref. golf |
| HC | R. Postill | Hoad’s content. Colleagues, Rosewall, Olmedo, Anderson, Gimeno, shake their heads! | hold’s; anag. of C R O A G; ref. Lew H., Ken R., Alex O., Mal A., Andrés G., tennis players |
| HC | E. R. Prentice | Use driving club with back swing and energy. It’ll go into the hole! | hold; RAC (rev.) + go; ref. golf |
| HC | E. J. Rackham | Carried in boot, it will make the vehicle speed along | boat; car go |
Runners-Up in competition 612: