Ximenes Competition No. 678 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 676 | 682 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 678 | Jan 1962 | TESSELLATED | normal | 17 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Miss D. W. Taylor | One needs to fix up one’s offspring when about so high, growing up—so the little things are diapered! | set (rev.) + tall (rev.) in seed; so high = very high; see diaper in C. |
| Second | M. Newman | Put through inquisition that’s about to flog one, Ximenes style! | sell a in tested: i.e. like crossword diagram |
| Third | P. G. W. Glare | Chambers (old) had such pictorial decorations: revised edition (last) deletes | anag. [see comments] |
| HC | C. Allen Baker | Being sedate tells when doing the Twist, showing up squares! | anag. |
| HC | J. K. Anderson | Designed by pavement artists—Slade set let loose | anag.; ref. S. School of Fine Art |
| HC | F. D. H. Atkinson | With the last of Israel intact, the sea settled after its upheaval in accordance with Mosaic design | anag. incl. (Israe)l; ref. Exodus 14:27; Mosaic = of Moses |
| HC | C. O. Butcher | ’Eck, one detests jiving around with squares! | ’ell a in anag. |
| HC | K. Gibson | Like a crossword all detest—very complicated round the bottom right-hand corner! | SE in anag. |
| HC | S. Goldie | What’s the floor like at the Alhambra? Get a dance team up, let’s lead with the Twist, and see! | set (rev.) + anag.; A. dance-hall and Moorish palace |
| HC | Mrs L. Jarman | I take Latin, sed tela est—(i.e., floored by the pretty complicated bits) | anag. incl. L; take = bewitch [see comments] |
| HC | Miss J. S. Lumsden | Tried bestriding Roman seat with typically Roman bottom | sella (Lat.) in tested |
| HC | Mrs E. McFee | Diced the last of the beetroot and cut up salted eels | (beetroo)t + anag. |
| HC | C. J. Morse | Checked when about to deceive one, boy pursues girl after girl—and is still checked! | sell a in tested, Tess Ella Ted |
| HC | R. Postill | Sitting around long long after the dancers get up; hence marked as squares! | set (rev.) + l. l. in seated |
| HC | A. Robins | The eldest shall mingle with the least, in accordance with Mosaic law | anag.; Mosaic = according to Moses |
| HC | R. A. Russell | Hardy girl, properly got up with extra tail-piece of wool, prepared for draughts | Tess + (woo)l in elated; T. of the d’Urbervilles; draughtsboard |
| HC | H. S. Tribe | Jumble sale settled—with bits and pieces designed to attract | anag.; jumble (vb. imper.) |
Runners-Up in competition 678: