Ximenes Competition No. 651 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 647 | 656 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 651 | Jul 1961 | NIPCHEESE | normal | 15 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. O. Butcher | Lavish presentations are not my line—the likes of Felix and Mickey Mouse satisfy me! | nip3 cheese; i.e. what F. & M.M. like |
| Second | A. B. Gardner | Put down hunks like this and you’ll have bait enough to catch the cat as well as the mouse! | nip3 cheese; hunks = miser |
| Third | R. W. Jakeman | Screw used, no doubt, in Japanese mousetraps | i.e. Nip cheese; screw (old sl.) = skinflint; Nip (offensive sl.) = Japanese |
| HC | J. W. Bates | He is tight with the odd pence! | anag. & lit. |
| HC | T. E. Bell | He commonly hangs on to his pence—tight! | anag. + ’e, & lit. |
| HC | A. H. P. Cardew | ’E pinches terribly ’e does! | anag. + ’e, & lit. |
| HC | C. E. Gates | If you fancy a snifter, the old number one brand, the purser’s the man for you! | nip, cheese2 |
| HC | E. Gomersall | He is tight with pence | anag. & lit. |
| HC | R. W. Hawes | He wouldn’t consider a Grand Prix to be severe with Dunlop, for example | nip cheese; prix (Fr.) = price; D. cheese |
| HC | F. G. Illingworth | Is he careless with pence? Yes and no! | anag. & lit. |
| HC | A. L. Jeffery | ’E pinches, ’e’ s crooked, the skinflint! | anag. |
| HC | R. Postill | Hunks of Japanese Cheddar? (No wonder they called the purser a ——!) | i.e. Nip cheese; hunks = miser; Nip (offensive sl.) = Japanese |
| HC | A. Robins | He is tight with pence! | anag. & lit. |
| HC | J. B. Sweeting | Scrooge was the type to give a tiny tot a squashed cake | nip cheese |
| HC | Miss A. C. Tatham | One who takes care of the pence, is he? Yes, and no! | anag. & lit. |
Runners-Up in competition 651: