Ximenes Competition No. 777 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 773 | 780 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 777 | Dec 1963 | TAILOR-BIRD | normal | 19 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | N. C. Dexter | Fantastic warblers do it—sew leaves! Here’s one among them | I in anag. less sew, & lit. |
| Second | Mrs B. Lewis | Non-U, lurid art book I ordered (censored, all right!). For the young I stitch the leaves together | anag. less U and O.K. |
| Third | P. R. Clemow | Domestic sewer makes hilarious rat lido with built-in bar on the way up | rib (=bar) (rev.) in anag. |
| VHC | Capt A. S. Birt | What makes a cosy nest with a patchwork of leaves? Moss, perhaps, and a bit of fluff | tailor + bird; ref. Moss Bros. |
| VHC | Mrs J. Chalkley | Queue or raspberry for this oriental singer? He has house in stitches! | tail or bird |
| VHC | G. H. Dickson | I could make a fig-leaf apron—it or a bridal ensemble—to fit some Eve | anag., tailor (= fit, vb.) bird |
| VHC | P. A. Drillien | Native East Indian sewer has ability to become tribal Dior! | anag. |
| VHC | J. Flood | I trill in torrid Bali | anag. & lit.; trill2 |
| VHC | A. J. Hughes | To make my nest I sew leaves, snip and piece together | tailor bird; snip, n.; piece (disrespectful) = woman |
| VHC | P. W. W. Leach | Singer (sewing type) has device at back with round knob—I refer to the drawer | tail orb I RD; ref. S. sewing machine |
| VHC | Mrs S. M. Macpherson | My homework is sewing—it’s a snip, old girl! | tailor bird; snip, n. |
| VHC | Mrs E. McFee | It’s the type of sewer found in Indonesia I bar: dirt needs clearing—look inside! | lo in anag. [see comments] |
| VHC | E. G. Phillips | Builder with business overseas flies—a cutter merely gets a scornful rejection | tailor bird; busy-ness |
| VHC | E. J. Rackham | Ribald trio puts on a variety act—has house in stitches! | anag. |
| VHC | C. P. Rea | Rat, fed up with oil pollution, takes one swallow perhaps—leaves sewer! | anag. in rat (rev.) + bird |
| VHC | Miss M. Smith | Produces the song and sinuous movement of torrid Bali | anag. |
| VHC | J. E. Smith Wright | Girl, in pursuit of gold, goes down after dog in sewer | tail (= dog, vb.) + or + bird |
| VHC | L. E. Thomas | A sewer, it’s enough to make one feel sick to surround with dirt all over the place—and flies! | ail + orb (vb.) all in anag. |
| VHC | J. F. N. Wedge | Fit piping layer for dwelling sewer | tailor bird |
HCs in competition 777 awarded to: