Ximenes Competition No. 782 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 780 | 786 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 782 | Jan 1964 | SWELL | normal | 20 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | J. Flood | Belly? Take Swedish drill, less food and half the drinks! | Swe(dish dri)ll |
| Second | A. J. Bisset | You want to enlarge the figure? You’ll find macaroni really excellent | 3 mngs. |
| Third | G. P. Goddard | To behave like a blister is typical of a member of the Drones’ Club | 2 mngs.; ref. P. G. Wodehouse |
| VHC | R. B. Adcock | Macaroni cheese is a bit off too! | (a)s well; cheese2; bit = bitten |
| VHC | C. Allen Baker | Pre-fab.—mushroom growth that may not come down in a hurry! | 2 mngs.; fab., slang: mushroom, vb. |
| VHC | C. R. Bagley | A disappointment about the West is jolly good for the Yanks | W in sell |
| VHC | Col P. S. Baines | A nut to crack in the days of the real X! | crack = boast, obs. |
| VHC | Rev C. M. Broun | U.S. capital—only capital you need to increase trade outside! U.S. capital—that’s how to get inflation! | W(ashington) in sell, etc. |
| VHC | F. D. Gardiner | Well up in Society clearly! | S well |
| VHC | E. Gomersall | Sulphur spring—a means of increasing the tone of any organ | S well |
| VHC | A. Lawrie | Panjandarum may be also written without the “A” | (a)s well |
| VHC | L. F. Leason | A buck rise is fine for Yanks | 3 mngs. |
| VHC | H. Lyon | Edith can dispense with allure and yet be real dandy! | S(it)well |
| VHC | J. D. H. Mackintosh | Some crook has eaten the last of the stew. Feel like a bloater? | w in sell; crook= trick |
| VHC | R. A. Peacock | Shortly after the beginning of spring we shall stop for an increase | s + we’ll; organ stop |
| VHC | Mrs N. Perry | Model’s head upside down in trick enlargement | w in sell; M upside down = W |
| VHC | R. Postill | If you want to get fat, macaroni’s not bad | ’s well, 2 defs. |
| VHC | F. B. Stubbs | If you’re sea-sick, you won’t want this macaroni! | 2 mngs. |
| VHC | B. Tunks | Mr. Jingle—perhaps—well up—society—very | S + well; Pickwick style |
| VHC | G. M. Young | Increase? One such might be given to proof-readers as well | i.e. (a)s well |
HCs in competition 782 awarded to: