Ximenes Competition No. 70 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 69 | 71 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Feb 1948 | GARBAGE | normal | 17 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | S. B. Green | Does half-crazy Robert Browning say “Grow old along with me”? Refuse completely! | (ga-)ga + R.B. + age; ref. poem ‘Rabbi Ben Ezra’ |
| Second | F. L. Usher | The lights are bad and it takes a long time to dress | garb age; lights = offal |
| Third | C. Koop | Cattle truck? Rubbish! It’s those beastly tubes that are unfit for use | cryptic def.; truck = rubbish, tubes = bowels |
| HC | Dr G. R. Aspinwall | Refuse to get dress which has not got the New Look | garb + age; ref. Dior’s New Look, 1947 |
| HC | P. M. Coombs | Rubbish bin the place to put one’s car these days | b in garage; bin = b in; ref. petrol rationing, introduced in 1948 |
| HC | E. H. Evans | Don’s heading for a century! It’s rubbish to say otherwise! | garb + age; D. Bradman, cricketer; garb, don vbs. |
| HC | T. E. Faber | The Times is the worse for wear. It’s become not worth reading | garb + age |
| HC | I. C. Gilchrist | Refuse to boast how old one is | brag (rev.) + age [published clue missing ‘about’?] |
| HC | W. E. Green | Refuse to have the Austin baby born at home | i.e. b in garage; type of car |
| HC | E. M. Hornby | Let’s put the bus away and leave it; it’s no good | b in garage; let us leave bus = b |
| HC | T. W. Melluish | Refuse to put on period costume | garb + age |
| HC | D. P. M. Michael | It may be rubbish, but Genesis suggests this followed the Age of Innocence | i.e. Garb Age; ref. Adam and Eve |
| HC | G. M. Neighbour | In this country the work of a revolutionary artist ahead of his time might be called tripe | RA (rev.) in GB + age |
| HC | Rev E. B. Peel | Changing gear with clutch in shows guts | bag in anag.; cattle guts |
| HC | H. Rainger | Refuse to tip when your luggage is carried into the station | bag in gare |
| HC | L. D. Wakely | Refuse bin where a car should be | b in garage; bin = b in |
| HC | W. R. Watson-Smyth | Refuse to be years behind the fashion! Abdominal padding is coupon-free! | garb age; offal not rationed |
Runners-Up in competition 70: