Ximenes Competition No. 746 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 743 | 750 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 746 | Apr 1963 | INTERMIT | Printer’s Devilry | 29 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | J. W. Bates | Th/e seatless plum pants have a tuck in | |
| Second | Rev J. W. Waddell | Ought to eat his words? That pr/ig ate not a fraction of his sentence! | |
| Third | B. W. Brook | During the cold w/ar, Mac was damaged by Frost | M1 |
| HC | F. D. H. Atkinson | My bish. copes, oddly enough, but yours—ha! Squa/res! | copes = wears a cope |
| HC | T. E. Bell | In spite of the cold w/ar, Mac is showing no sign of cracking yet | M1 |
| HC | Mrs H. Brooke | The bishop wears a woolly w/reath. O me! O my! | |
| HC | A. R. Chandler | Original s/aké; to me an inherent vice | |
| HC | P. R. Clemow | For a Rob/eson, the menu might inspire a song | |
| HC | L. Dean | Advice to th/e eata. Planka wooda day | cf. slogan “Drinka pinta milka day” |
| HC | N. C. Dexter | God up there? There? Snow? “No idea,” that squa/red theologian says | ref. ‘Honest to God’ by Bishop J. Robinson, pub. 1963 |
| HC | E. Gomersall | Po/t on, and flowers will be seen on many football grounds | league players R. Pointer, J. Mitton, R. Flowers |
| HC | N. L. Gray | Before I aim for a turkey, to us eaten: p/ry for a strike | ten-pin bowling |
| HC | R. R. Greenfield | Wooden-legged Amazons bathe in antiseptic, for mal/es detest it | formalin |
| HC | E. J. Griew | What might, O urchins! Trap tra/m, Amy! Handley Page, in! My Radio Times! | ref. Col. Chinstrap, character in radio comedy ITMA with Tommy Handley |
| HC | T. Hanley | Shortness of breath? I sap o/ral valve, I swear, in gout | mitral |
| HC | C. T. Hatten | No Oxford visit this! W/rest John’s broad—all icy! | streets in Oxford |
| HC | R. N. Haygarth | I find a lat/e rum in my Chambers; ivresse follows! | iterum; ref. dictionary |
| HC | L. Johnson | Archaeologist would be delighted to dis/h R.A. i/c statuary | ref. Roman temple unearthed in London [NB. join is in ‘dish’] |
| HC | Mrs Tyrrell Lewis | Bellini was a fine pa/red dog. ’E is one of the favourites | Doge |
| HC | H. Lyon | Vacations, I read, I practise idolat/ry and have a good time | |
| HC | P. H. Morgan | A dreadfully long w/ig—a Ted—only, after several cuts in the Services …! | |
| HC | C. J. Morse | Being modern, Swedis/h R.A.s to put up an office block | ref. Roman temple unearthed in London |
| HC | T. E. Sanders | In W/est End to wanton: a thick night (i.e. in bed!) | |
| HC | R. E. Scraton | What makes every w/ig a blether?—most, at over 70, supplying endless hot air! | thermostat |
| HC | N. E. Sharp | Did some bra/vado, ugh!, producing racket | ITV |
| HC | Mrs E. M. Simmonds | Wise Counsel in w/ig ate ices. Now wind discomforts with gas | |
| HC | T. L. Strange | If men can afford novelties at £1 each, 1 cw/t. ensign may be just right for the ladies! | £1 ea., chic winter mittens, 1 gn. |
| HC | Miss D. W. Taylor | Alas! Sin opera! Wore now/t—snow—her tiny hand is frozen | ref. ‘La Bohème’ |
| HC | K. Thomas | “P/ig ate the caretaker!” A dramatic impossibility | Harold Pinter |
Runners-Up in competition 746: