Ximenes Competition No. 68 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 67 | 69 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Jan 1948 | ANTIGROPELOS | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Mrs L. Jarman | Made to go round the Calf of Man! That got the P. and O. liner’s goat | anag. |
| Second | K. Reed | Permutation in pools great advantage while grounds are waterlogged. (Advt.) | anag.; ref. def. in C. “Prob. this barbarous word was orig. an advertisement” |
| Third | C. R. Malcolm | To avert water on the knee I am searching, look you, among formic acid sources | I grope lo in ants |
| HC | E. S. Ainley | Rain-leg-poots, look you? Not quite; rain-leg-boots? Yes | anag.; Welsh pronunciation |
| HC | J. Coleby | Corrugated tin legs, a poor protection against cats and dogs | anag. |
| HC | C. B. Daish | Required by Dr. Foster, for operation—50 guineas | anag. inc L g; ref. “Doctor Foster went to Gloucester…” |
| HC | J. A. Derbyshire | On egsploration they’ll keep your legs dry | anag. |
| HC | Lt J. K. D’Eath | Sloe gin prevents water on the knee if taken with a port | anag. |
| HC | T. E. Faber | Try looting spare parts: it’s one way of getting mudguards! | anag. |
| HC | P. G. W. Glare | For a certain preventative against water on the knee, treat leg with rat poison | anag. |
| HC | H. C. Hills | In manner hesitant I grope, lost for a clue. Why not spatter with dashes? | hidden |
| HC | S. Holgate | Pants spattered with oil and gore. You need a pair of waders | anag. |
| HC | Mrs D. M. Kissen | Recommended in classic advertisement to cover a multitude of sins when intoxicated? | cryptic def.; i.e ‘shins’; ref. def. in C. “Prob. this barbarous word was orig. an advertisement” |
| HC | R. C. Macfarlane | Substitute for gumboots. Any solver with long toes should try a pair | anag. of long toes pair |
| HC | Mrs B. A. Mallett | “Understanding” covers doing without a dictionary (P.S. Roget alone gives it, oddly enough) | anag. leading to antegropelos [see comments] |
| HC | D. P. M. Michael | For two pins they’d brave the storm themselves—they could be large pins too! | anag.; pins = legs |
| HC | A. P. O’Leary | Queer form shown by Tranmere’s win at Deepdale. P.N.E. 0 goals. T.R. 1. Mud defied! | anag.; Preston North End, Tranmere Rovers |
| HC | D. I. Randell | In which legs, a portion anyhow, are covered | anag. |
| HC | J. Riley | Postal region supplies them for protecting the male bags | anag.; bags = trousers |
| HC | T. E. Sanders | For two pins I’d have these mudguards although they may be loose and parting | anag.; pins = legs |
| HC | A. H. Taylor | For keeping the legs dry, try the “No-slop Gaiter” | anag.; ref. def. in C. “Prob. this barbarous word was orig. an advertisement” |
| HC | F. L. Usher | To keep the leg free from wet mud try scrubbing it longer with soap | anag. |
| HC | H. D. Wakely | A kind of leg-wear, best identified by following up the clue from Poirot’s angle | anag. |
Runners-Up in competition 68: