Ximenes Competition No. 647 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 642 | 651 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 647 | Jun 1961 | MADCAP | normal | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | E. Gomersall | Cake with nuts on top | mad + cap; C. gives cake = madcap |
| Second | D. G. Putnam | I need a restraining influence up top | dam (rev.) + cap, & lit. |
| Third | Mrs L. Jarman | Like the repast Alice was offered—a piece of mushroom—this makes one excessively elevated! | mad cap; A. in W., chaps. 7 (tea party) & 5 (caterpillar) |
| HC | D. B. J. Ambler | Jolly reckless bats to put in the first eleven! | mad cap (vb.) |
| HC | R. J. Atkin | Hot-headed, violently passionate salute | mad cap (vb.) |
| HC | F. D. H. Atkinson | He’s over-exuberant but very keen on the summit! | mad + cap |
| HC | J. W. Bates | Rash caused by spending summer in unhealthy damp surroundings? | CA in anag.; accountant = s.s. |
| HC | R. N. Chignell | Bats with peak outrageously inclined | mad + cap |
| HC | J. Cordery | Rash, that’s what I am—a form of cell discharge where spots can be located externally | i.e. a DC in map; battery cell |
| HC | M. C. Foakes | Wildly excited with sporting achievement—that’s the Hotspur! | mad + cap; ref. Tottenham H.’s League and Cup double, 1961 |
| HC | C. E. Gates | Heedless of danger, the policeman has come up with the first man and grasped him by the head | i.e. A of Adam inside PC (all rev.) |
| HC | J. Gill | It’s extremely foolish to select for an international match one of the Hotspurs | mad cap (vb.); ref Tottenham H. and football |
| HC | V. Jennings | Mum’s got 8/4d. coming to her from Dad’s rise—she feels quite reckless! | Ma + Pa C d. (rev.); C d. = 100 pence (8s. 4d.) |
| HC | A. A. Malcolm | I get rash every now and then; but I’m always better after doctor’s seen about one! | a in MD + cap; cap (vb.) = better |
| HC | Mrs E. McFee | Cuckoo, about April, is exceedingly fond of a lark | mad c. Ap. |
| HC | M. Newman | Crackers, with loud banger, would suit such a party! | mad + cap, & lit.; party = person |
| HC | K. Perry | A daring rig is my delight, using only half a handkerchief (brightly-coloured) and something light for the top part! | mad(ras) + cap; rig2; madras = handkerchief worn on the head |
| HC | R. E. Scraton | Master on six hundred per annum needs rise; he’s liable to take rash action! | MA + DC + p.a. (rev.) |
| HC | Mrs E. Shackleton | Rash one got from taking portion of toadstool after having violent appetite? | mad + cap; mad = violently affected by appetite |
| HC | E. Taylor | Red-headed test player, gone on to bowl, should ginger things up a bit | mad cap, mad + cap; see red-headed, gone, and cap2 in C.; poss. ref. to Jack Flavell, ginger-haired England test bowler |
| HC | Miss D. W. Taylor | I like a lark am up to salute day’s first breaking | d(ay) in am (rev.) + cap (vb.) |
Runners-Up in competition 647: