Ximenes Competition No. 72 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 71 | 73 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Mar 1948 | TEMPLE BAR | normal | 19 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | W. H. J. Wheeler | City bound, did counsel once stop here for refreshers? | i.e. bar at Temple; refreshers = fees, drinks; boundary of City of London |
| Second | Rev B. Peel | Bound to be where to get a refresher at the Inns of Court | i.e. bar at Temple; refresher = fee, drink; boundary of City of London |
| Third | R. C. Payn | Where to find the Lamb and Flag in the Strand—but the flag’s a blue one | anag. of lamb, peter; blue peter; T.B. located at end of Strand |
| HC | Rev B. Chapman | Overthrow the Labour Party, chuck them in the river, and refuse them entrance into the city | LP (rev.) in Teme + bar; boundary of City of London |
| HC | F. A. Clark | Divine place next door to a pub near Cheshunt. Sh! Malt beer on tap | temple + bar, anag. of p malt beer; T.B. Gate rebuilt in Cheshunt in 1878; p, Sh! = quiet |
| HC | H. B. Drake | Where men from the Fleet, Westward bound, got stranded. Sounds like W.R.N.S.’ doing | cryptic def.; T.B. located where Fleet St. meets Strand; ‘Wren’s’; Sir C. Wren designed T.B. Gate |
| HC | W. Eite | Soft short malt beer obtainable from this ancient City halt for traffic | anag. incl. p; gate of City of London |
| HC | T. C. Fitzpatrick | Rebel M.P. at Westminster bound for trouble | anag.; boundary of Westminster |
| HC | W. Hough | Old time limit for legal refreshers? | i.e. bar at Temple; refreshers = fees, drinks; boundary of City of London |
| HC | L. A. Jones | It was no use asking for trunks at this Exchange, even if you saw the heads | cryptic def.; criminals’ heads displayed on T.B.; i.e. telephone exchange; trunks = long distance calls |
| HC | Mrs M. Kidner | Is this old gateway the spot where Solomon dispensed the twenty thousand baths of wine? | i.e. Temple bar; ref. II Chron. 2:10; Temple at Jerusalem |
| HC | C. Koop | What those City folk went through was the limit—one above the cheek-bone then another buffet! | temple + bar; boundary of City of London |
| HC | I. A. H. Munro | About time Bobby Abel retired, turning up at the old City wicket! | temp. + R. Abel (rev.); ref. cricketer; wicket = gate |
| HC | C. Okell | To make a name in Fleet St. you need something over and above cheek when faced with an obstruction | temple + bar; T.B. at end of Fleet St. |
| HC | J. Riley | Where the City Fathers scored a boundary, but Solomon might only have snatched quick one | i.e. Temple bar; Temple at Jerusalem; boundary of City of London |
| HC | P. H. Taylor | Archiepiscopal interdict once associated with Griffin of Westminster? | Temple bar; Cardinal G., Archbishop of Westminster in 1948; griffin statue on T.B. |
| HC | Miss D. W. Taylor | Rebel M.P. at roundabout, bound for Westminster | anag.; boundary of Westminster |
| HC | Capt A. K. Trower | When a teetotaller embraced Elizabeth Barrett, it stopped the London traffic | E.B. in Templar (Intl. Org. of Good Templars); gate of City of London |
| HC | H. D. Wakely | What one had to go through in the old days to get a footing in Fleet St.! | cryptic def.; gate at end of Fleet St. |
Runners-Up in competition 72: