Ximenes Competition No. 780 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 777 | 782 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 780 | Xmas 1963 | NOBLEST (and Eximenamination) | normal | 39 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | D. A. Nicholls | Exim: 20 marks out of 25 | |
| First | R. A. Wells | Gold discs, Beatles’ fourth, from Top Rank | nobles t; record label |
| Second | G. Bradbrook | Exim: 19 (clue preferred) | |
| Second | P. M. Raffan | Most impressive drama flourished in the sixteenth century | no4 blest; bless2 |
| Third | P. M. Coombs | Exim: 19 | |
| Third | D. B. Wedmore | Given the least latitude Ten Bos can be most impressive in the loose | anag. incl. l; Scottish rugby player |
| VHC | Anon | Exim: 15 | |
| VHC | Dr G. B. Arrowsmith | Exim: 14 | |
| VHC | R. T. Baxter | Exim: 18 | |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | Exim: 14 | |
| VHC | A. R. Chandler | Best … Better?—just in case | nob2 lest |
| VHC | P. J. Dyer | Exim: 18 | |
| VHC | D. Fairburn | Home’s inclined a little left of centre. Is that what becoming peerless makes you? | obl. (= oblique) in nest |
| VHC | A. Fairhead | Exim: 17 | |
| VHC | Mrs N. Fisher | Although extremely High, it now makes Dissenter happy | no blest; High Church |
| VHC | P. H. Freeman | Exim: 13 | |
| VHC | I. C. Gilchrist | Exim: 17 | |
| VHC | J. Gill | Exim: 16 | |
| VHC | S. Goldie | Exim: 16 | |
| VHC | T. E. S. Jobson | Exim: 14 | |
| VHC | C. Koop | Fancy Noel with a little British Summer Time! How topping—when fine | anag. incl. BST |
| VHC | Mrs B. Lewis | Exim: 14 (clue preferred) | |
| VHC | J. R. Macgeorge | Exim: 17 | |
| VHC | Dr T. J. R. Maguire | Top ten? Not born on Lime Street, I’m out! | no b L(I’m)e St; ward in City of London |
| VHC | Mrs E. McFee | Exim: 14 | |
| VHC | D. P. M. Michael | Exim: 14 (clue preferred) | |
| VHC | F. Moss | Exim: 13 | |
| VHC | F. E. Newlove | Exim: 15 | |
| VHC | Mrs N. Perry | Scotland’s number five joins Ten Bos in a scrummage of the highest order | anag.; Scottish rugby player |
| VHC | R. Postill | Head is in Paris embracing head of Ladies’ College? Yes, but it’s all extremely virtuous | L in nob est |
| VHC | E. L. Russell | “Most high born!”—as it is sounds as though the Chinese Cook said to the late seekers after turkey | ‘no bleast’ (breast) |
| VHC | R. E. Scraton | Pound notes freely distributed—that’s most generous | anag. incl. lb |
| VHC | R. W. Shearing | Let’s have no bananas lest we lose the pineapple—the best of the lot | no b(ananas) lest |
| VHC | C. M. Sherrell | Pound notes scattered all over the place. Most generous! | anag. incl. lb |
| VHC | T. L. Strange | Exim: 15 | |
| VHC | P. H. Taylor | August, beyond compare; but after the first of November, none is happy | N 0 blest |
| VHC | C. E. Williams | Exim: 14 | |
| VHC | Mrs M. Wishart | Exim: a special mention for the only competitor to score 6 Out of 8 for Question 1 | |
| VHC | M. Woolf | Exim: 13 |
HCs in competition 780 awarded to: