Ximenes Competition No. 676 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 673 | 678 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 676 | Xmas 1961 | TRELLIS | DLM | 19 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | D. Hawson | Like a giggle? Then hear Charlie Chestnutt tell risqué tales on Borderline network to-night! | |
| Second | R. Postill | If your best girl lets you down, don’t fret! Ring Universal Popsies for a replacement | |
| Third | R. E. Scraton | Kurem’s have fine array of lozenges for all winter ills | |
| HC | R. Bryan | Don’t look weather-beaten, Land Girls! Let Sunkist Skin Salve make you an ornament in the garden | |
| HC | R. M. S. Cork | Girls! Let us help you remove those unwanted pounds—train on the bars at the Gymnomat! | |
| HC | R. V. Dawson | Flattum, the belt with the criss-cross support, will rest tired muscles | |
| HC | Rev D. Ford | Runners—train on Criss Cross Bars! Results will be better still | |
| HC | B. Franco | All off-licences sell triple-distilled Oxy-gin. Mountain climbers train on it | |
| HC | S. B. Green | With the Tum-Tone patent lattice-construction corset, ill feeling vanishes! | |
| HC | A. J. Hughes | “Lexicano” for crossword setters includes all sizes of grid with bars adjustable as required and magnetic letters; it’ll save hours | |
| HC | J. D. H. Mackintosh | MacRum & Co., Distillers, serving you through a network of bars and hotels.—Don’t be glum—have a “MacRum” | |
| HC | D. P. M. Michael | With a Fit-U-Round open-work bedside screen, every patient will rest in peace in no time! | |
| HC | C. J. Morse | Ye Olde Elizabethan Grille serves traditional “Boar’s-head” suppers till Twelfth Night | |
| HC | R. P. C. Mutter | Like a portcullis in your garden? Put a Barongate on your shopping list—reliable, dignified, and burglar-proof | |
| HC | M. Newman | Getting cross over figurework? You’ll need a Decimator for £ sterling/decimal conversions—10% labour cost reduction guaranteed | £ = L |
| HC | R. V. Penycate | Your train on rails will go faster still if you use the “Steppamup” patent transformer | |
| HC | M. A. Vernon | Is your fair charmer still unresponsive? “Nocrack” plastic pebbles thrown through her lattice work wonders! | |
| HC | C. W. Willink | Mountjoy’s Excelsiboots will carry you higher still—they’re ideal for climbing sports | |
| HC | Dr R. L. Wynne | Does your plant support the demands of higher output? If you still require help, consult Factripower |
Runners-Up in competition 676: