Ximenes Competition No. 617 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 612 | 621 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 617 | Nov 1960 | COLOPHONY | normal | 20 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | M. Woolf | The finishing touch to Yehudi’s bow | colophon Y, & lit.; ref. Y. Menuhin; bow3 = forepart |
| Second | Mrs E. Shackleton | Gives the final touch before Yehudi starts? | colophon Y, & lit.; ref. Y. Menuhin |
| Third | V. Jennings | Put on a bow and crash hop in West End restaurant | anag. in ‘Colony’ |
| HC | C. Allen Baker | A fiddler’s essential when there’s an informal hop in the Community Centre | anag. in colony |
| HC | A. W. Aspinall | Pass nothing dubious? That’s the stuff that grips, and the players, taking their bows, are thankful for it! | col O phony |
| HC | A. N. Clark | Try grilled chop only—nothing more. Good for the gums | anag. incl. O |
| HC | J. Coleby | Nearly all hope is abandoned in the settlement; running out of the wood I am prepared for the finish | anag. of hop(e) in colony; finish = varnish |
| HC | Mrs W. J. Dennison | When the spirit hath departed, an inscription is just too short fully to designate the remains | colophon(y); i.e. C. remains once turpentine is evaporated |
| HC | E. Gomersall | Still remains after making the household solvent— half the coin, a pound, and a ring of doubtful value! | co(in) L O phony; i.e. C. remains once turpentine is evaporated |
| HC | S. B. Green | Cool, corrupt, sophisticated—the fiddler’s friend | anag. + phony |
| HC | J. M. Hendrie | Having split intestine, apply hypo, well shaken, inside and out: this will help to make the gut sound | anag., inside and outside of colon |
| HC | A. Lawrie | You’ll find inscription of name, etc., at front end of yacht—it should be on bows | colophon + y(acht |
| HC | A. D. Legge | The residue may have a golden look; pass nothing spurious | col O phony |
| HC | Mrs E. McFee | Out of print—oh no! Lady C. (no small advertisement) is cleared—by gum! | anag. of op3 oh no, L(ad)y C.; first unexpurgated edition of Lady C.’s Lover published in UK 1960 |
| HC | T. W. Melluish | Behead a titled personage? I’m shy about it resulting in “something lingering—in boiling oil” | lop Hon in coy: ref. “Mikado” |
| HC | F. E. Newlove | Quiet residence in satellite town, just right for size | p + ho. in colony; size2 |
| HC | R. Postill | Rush on “L—y C.”? Pooh! Fiddlesticks! You’ll get it if you’re slippy! | anag.; rush = force out of place; fiddlestick = violin bow; slippy = quick (sl.); first unexpurgated edition of Lady C.’s Lover published in UK 1960 |
| HC | E. J. Rackham | Americans would think it a shade suspect if Russian capital were brought into this industrial product | i.e. colo(R) phony |
| HC | L. E. Thomas | Company bogus? Look into it! It’s probably on the fiddle | lo in Co. phony |
| HC | Capt C. Tyers | It’s not right having the neck with nothing on in front. Put on a bow—it’ll be better | col O phony; phony = not right |
Runners-Up in competition 617: