Ximenes Competition No. 71 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 70 | 72 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Feb 1948 | MITRAILLEUSE | normal | 18 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | L. R. Huxtable | “Let not the grape go to the head” (Old French maxim) | cryptic def.; grape shot; breech-loading Maxim-gun |
| Second | Rev E. B. Peel | Permits rapid change-round in breeches. Let ’er try mine and —— | i.e. ‘me try ’ers’ |
| Third | Mrs L. Jarman | L’arme si utile dans une révolution | anag. & lit.; ‘the weapon so useful …’ (Fr.) |
| HC | H. E. Foster | In these troubled times, to scoff at the Roumanian standard would expose you to a storm of bullets | rail leu in anag. |
| HC | S. B. Green | Brawl between the French and the German with ultimate employment of a machine-gun | rail in mit (= with, Ger.) le + use |
| HC | Surg Capt J. M. Hayes | With the Tuileries in confusion the evil element among the malcontents might produce this weapon | anag. incl. mal; ref. seige of Paris, 1870 |
| HC | E. A. G. Junks | Grape sprayer the French use with German steel bar on top | mit (= with, Ger.) rail le use; grapeshot |
| HC | J. Hardie Keir | French weapon (1870) that would make an R.A. Lieut. smile (1948) | anag.; refs. to seige of Paris and year of puzzle |
| HC | Rev P. W. Low | Said the English gunner to the Frenchman “My blooming gun’s jammed. Let ——” | i.e. ‘me try yers’ |
| HC | S. B. Lucas | A gun that gives an A1 result a mile away | anag. of AI result mile |
| HC | T. W. Melluish | You can have the piece in twelve pieces: I’ll measure it | anag.; i.e. 12 letters |
| HC | F. E. Newlove | France’s secret weapon makes the Lieut. R.A. smile (it’ll amuse one Sapper, too!) | anag., anag. incl. I RE |
| HC | H. Perrett | A machine used in France for grape-spraying, but found ineffective against phylloxera | cryptic def.; grapeshot |
| HC | Mrs D. A. Reid | Would it take a load for quick dispatch? … I’ll measure it roughly … Yes, in the back | anag.; breech-loader |
| HC | E. Sheward | Though the French master is groggy and sick at heart, practice has made him able to produce reports very quickly! | ill in anag. of maître + use |
| HC | Mrs E. M. Simmonds | Delivered a deadly sort of grape. Gunners ill after it in French division | it RA ill in Meuse (Départment of France); grapeshot |
| HC | Capt S. C. Tyers, RN | “Il suit la mère,” for a chatterer, was at one time almost a maxim in France | anag.; Maxim-gun |
| HC | H. D. Wakely | The Gallic prototype of Miss Hotchkiss? Made many hits as a broadcaster | cryptic def.; ref. character in radio comedy ‘ITMA’, i.e. a blunderbuss |
Runners-Up in competition 71: