Ximenes Competition No. 796 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 790 | 800 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 796 | Apr 1964 | STRAKE (or STRAIK) | Misprints | 16 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | A. J. Hughes | You need a telly to get “The Saint” and “Wagon Train” | felly; St. + rake5 |
| Second | Mrs E. M. Simmonds | No modern band presents “Skater’s Waltz”—that’s very old hat! | hit; anag., 2 defs. |
| Third | Mrs M. White | With the flutter of a skirt, a whole length and breadth of flank is exposed | plank; anag. |
| VHC | Dr G. B. Arrowsmith | Strife results from minor street scuffle | stripe; St rake; scuffle, rake, vb. |
| VHC | R. T. Baxter | Smoke no more and start revelling in martyrdom | smote; r in stake |
| VHC | P. R. Clemow | Bond, as of old, can be found right in the scene of torture and death | band; r in stake |
| VHC | F. E. Dixon | Roué canonised—part of him | rim; i.e. St. Rake |
| VHC | E. Gomersall | Vessel for cleansing one bad man at the foot of a holy one | ore; St. + rake |
| VHC | F. G. Illingworth | Though stark mad, gains a First in English! | trough; I in anag.; first person |
| VHC | J. Hardie Keir | The “fore and aft” expanse of flank exposed by a spreadeagled skater | plank; anag. |
| VHC | T. P. Kelly | Filly, showing inclination to go on street | felly; St + rake |
| VHC | Mrs B. Lewis | Bet includes the first in the race, a filly | felly; r in stake |
| VHC | D. P. M. Michael | Old hat trick takers! | hit; anag. |
| VHC | G. Snowden-Davies | Wage, i.e. wager without the last letter | wale; r in stake |
| VHC | Mrs J. Thomas | The answer is a complete blank re task to be done | plank; anag. |
| VHC | J. F. N. Wedge | Though you’d have struck for this to-day, take in the post! | trough; r in stake, 2 defs. |
HCs in competition 796 awarded to: