Ximenes Competition No. 786 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 782 | 790 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 786 | Feb 1964 | METAMERES | Printer’s Devilry | 28 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Mrs N. Perry | Always weary: our hel/p ill: without one, may end life | |
| Second | Capt A. S. Birt | For big flat feet? Ah! El/even and a half! Maybe too small | police officers |
| Third | A. A. Malcolm | As Madge might have said:—“What? I ski s/econd?”… Dancing in air! | M. Wildfire in Scott, ‘Heart of Midlothian’ |
| VHC | J. Alderson | If you want to trace a co/py, glass will be useless | |
| VHC | N. S. Barrett | Is that a sputnik, or a co/peck on the skylight? | |
| VHC | J. A. Bulley | No hel/p. Ill. May be fatal | |
| VHC | P. M. Coombs | Finding entertainment in the ho/t, I’ve young things out for fun | |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | Full-bodied? Forgo ur/n! If fat—grave shock, etc., will decide | Graves, Hock |
| VHC | Cdr H. H. L. Dickson | Ask a politician x questions and you’ll get the sa/p on sex (Times) | |
| VHC | J. Flood | I have fu/n, if fat (It shows I’m game!) | fumet |
| VHC | F. D. Gardiner | Playboy’s going to ro/t. Cure? In such a spot a shove would kill him! | Hove |
| VHC | P. G. W. Glare | Gin and French form: a ho/t spot is sinful | Mahomet |
| VHC | P. Graystone | I’m going in a co/op, with pups too—slow | aeroplanes |
| VHC | E. M. Hornby | Boring test assa/ults. “How’s that?”—There’s no decision again | |
| VHC | P. D. Johnson | After four drawn tests supporters despair; assa/ult follows | |
| VHC | J. Leece | Hammer’s thought to be at villa where assa/ult occurred | West Ham, Aston Villa |
| VHC | Mrs E. McFee | Hare can produce terrific fu/n—if fat it can nearly knock you down | fumet |
| VHC | P. H. Morgan | Doctor orders so/t cure—very dispiriting! | |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Clowns distract lion: some anti/c apes its fury | |
| VHC | J. D. P. O’Leary | I ski, s/pinning out of control towards oblivion | |
| VHC | B. A. Pike | So you think Salo/p on sea? Maze! Sussex suits most people | ‘Salome’ |
| VHC | R. Postill | There’s a co/peck glittering in the sun. Odd that the Russians haven’t picked it up! | |
| VHC | H. Rutley | Without a hel/p, ill, maybe fatal | |
| VHC | T. E. Sanders | For one with no hel/p ill on the road may be fatal | |
| VHC | J. E. Smith Wright | I’m captain of a co/hort. Hop takes me to Rome | aircraft |
| VHC | L. T. Stokes | In a crash! Hel/l! It may cause the rider’s death | |
| VHC | M. F. Thorogood | Sticky unfinished ga/ult | |
| VHC | W. D. Wigley | If you find ho/t ore, labour may be your watchword |
HCs in competition 786 awarded to: