Ximenes Competition No. 682 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 678 | 686 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 682 | Feb 1962 | PARAMOUR / CHIN | Right and Left | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Mrs E. McFee | Plain primitive word suitable for Lady Chatterley’s Lover … / … in which indecorum is a prominent feature | paramo ur & lit.; hidden |
| Second | A. J. Young | Wench wants our pram, having a second—must be deranged! / One’s enough for most people, but many have more in later life—must be mental! | a, as second letter in anag.; cryptic def. i.e. double chin, mental2 |
| Third | R. Postill | Given three-quarters of an hour with a Rear-Admiral in the afternoon—I’m inclined to neck! … / … So am I! If you’ll supply me with a fellow—here’s to you! | a RA in pm + (h)our; chin-chin |
| HC | F. D. H. Atkinson | Back the strike in the morning for us—this will disturb a union! / An effective place for a strike is in a rich industry | rap (rev.) + am our; hidden, ref. boxing |
| HC | Lt Col P. S. Baines | Fill up cups, let the musician enter, for kindness’ sake (lang syne)! / Don’t quite fill up cups, etc.—a teenager should not have it double! | ARAM in pour; chin(a) + a |
| HC | C. Allen Baker | He’s foolish to write letters—and certainly soft, putting one in the mail. / Such indiscretion may reveal an affair right under somebody’s nose! | p + a in armour2 & lit.; hidden |
| HC | J. C. Brash | One would love throwing a beak into a stream. / The beak is usually on top of one—and with a very bitter bark! | a ram in pour (n.); cryptic def. i.e. beak = nose, chin + a = china2 |
| HC | R. N. Chignell | Spooner might now be described as a tainted suitor … / … Punch invariably includes this sort of feature prominently | Spoonerism & lit.; hidden & lit. |
| HC | N. C. Dexter | Petting’s capital, with arms around one’s lover! … / … in which instance, this should be smooth | P + a in armour; hidden, i.e. clean shaven |
| HC | Sgt J. Dromey | One coming between a pair by intrigue. / I take a prominent part in machination | a in pr + amour & lit; hidden |
| HC | J. A. Fincken | I may produce uproar, entangled with Ma! / I may not escape a spell of punching | anag. & lit; hidden & lit., ref. boxing |
| HC | E. Gomersall | Making a mess of our pram with a spoon, maybe. / The young shaver finds it easy to scratch—this small child at home! | anag.; ch. + in |
| HC | F. G. Illingworth | Artist, married, goes in for French lover. / Child goes short at home—a common feature in such indiscretions | ARA m. in pour (Fr.); ch. + in and hidden |
| HC | Mrs L. Jarman | Giving our pram a new lining, love! / Keep it up: twins can be taken for a ta-ta | anag.; chin-chin = ta-ta; line = to put in line |
| HC | D. P. M. Michael | Stream into which one chucks a pun lover. / Under which without mental cruelty one chucks (a pun!) lover | a ram2 in pour (n.); cryptic def.; chuck2, mental2 |
| HC | P. H. Morgan | Inamorato—a fleeced male taken in by gush./ Bit of jaw from arch inamorata! | a ram in pour (n.); hidden |
| HC | D. G. Putnam | Not entirely chaste to embrace a male animal needing love, is she? … / … A creature to be found in bed, honour sacrificed. To keep it up continuously is difficult! | a ram + O in pur(e) & lit.; chin(CH) |
| HC | R. E. Scraton | I show up well embracing a male. / I’m inclined to neck my feller endlessly | a ram in pour, & lit.; chin(a); china = mate, Cockney slang |
| HC | W. K. M. Slimmings | “The Potential Co-respondent” is a knockabout affair … / … in which infidelity is the object of many cracks! | rap (rev.) + amour; hidden, ref. boxing |
| HC | T. Strange | Illicit sweetheart could entail our having to get behind a pram … / … This is—for men—the hair-raising feature of wenching! | anag. + our; hidden; i.e. could, if altered |
| HC | Miss D. W. Taylor | In Menton for an affair, what a gent wants is me! / I’ve chaps right-and-left, in France—Menton! (gent)leman); | menton (Fr.) = chin; Menton in France; chap3 |
| HC | K. I. Torrance | Rap our Ma rudely in the kisser— / Maybe a inch below the kisser | anag.; anag.; kisser = mouth |
| HC | J. F. N. Wedge | Chap meets me and necks./ Chaps meet me and neck | 2 cryptic defs. & lit.; chin meets both chap3 and neck |
Runners-Up in competition 682: