Ximenes Competition No. 769 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 764 | 773 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 769 | Oct 1963 | PENNY | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. Allen Baker | Source of a clink, no? Only if one is dropped | pen3, n(a)y, & lit. |
| Second | F. D. H. Atkinson | Change embraces it: shortly it could be dead | d., abbr., & lit.; ref. plans for decimalisation |
| Third | A. Lawrie | I’m not worth much: dam near out of currency | pen2 ny ( = nigh, obs.), & lit.; ref. plans for decimalisation |
| HC | J. C. Brash | You’ll find me in the mint. Yes. Even if royal should follow me! | pennyroyal, & lit., proposed coin |
| HC | P. R. Clemow | Girl who sounds cheap but not if she’s pretty | cryptic def.; pretty penny |
| HC | Miss S. J. Coare | Red author almost out of fashion now | red cent: pen1 ny (= nigh, obs.) |
| HC | N. C. Dexter | Stamped by mint—on reverse—with name and year | nep (rev.) + n + y, & lit. |
| HC | L. L. Dixon | “Little D”—a piece with dreadful associations | cryptic def.; d., abbr.; Little Dorrit; penny dreadful |
| HC | L. A. J. Duthie | I bear the stamp of mint with both royal head and tail | cryptic def.; Queen’s head; pennyroyal |
| HC | P. D. Gaffey | Weaver bird’s wing | 2 defs.; Penelope, wife of Odysseus; wing2 |
| HC | S. Goldie | The light breaks when it drops | cryptic def. |
| HC | E. Gomersall | Coin dam near out of date! | pen2 ny (= nigh, obs.); ref. plans for decimalisation |
| HC | F. H. W. Hawes | The old bike has lost a small wheel. It drops, and you tumble! | penny(-farthing); tumble = comprehend |
| HC | T. W. Melluish | Webster, dear perhaps to classics lovers, but in this shorter form very cheap | 2 mngs.; ref. Penelope, wife of Odysseus; webster (obs.) = weaver |
| HC | D. P. M. Michael | It used to be worth a lot more, once nigh on a pound | pen2 ny (= nigh, obs.) |
| HC | C. J. Morse | Unit of expenditure—nearly obsolete | (ex)pen(diture) + ny (= nigh, obs.), & lit. |
| HC | D. A. Nicholls | Cheap, common piece, much discussed in a recent Report! | cryptic def.; ref. Halsbury report on decimalisation, and Denning report on Profumo affair |
| HC | R. O’Donoghue | Copper in front of Royal Mint | penny(royal) |
| HC | Rev E. G. Riley | Telly was too small, so she passed the time weaving | cryptic def.; ref. Telemachus, son of Penelope (the weaver) and Odysseus |
| HC | D. D. R. Sibbald | Her name still carries weight in Troy | double mng.; pennyweight, Penelope, wife of Odysseus |
| HC | J. B. Sweeting | A big D that we may not use | cryptic def.; ref. Captain’s song from H.M.S. Pinafore; plans for decimalisation |
| HC | L. E. Thomas | A pound or two makes a girl a bit in pocket | 4 defs.; make2 = mag3; penny = pound in nail weight |
| HC | J. F. N. Wedge | Guy’s reward atom scientist, we hear | ‘Penney’; p. for the guy; Sir W. Penney |
Runners-Up in competition 769: