Ximenes Competition No. 821 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 817 | 825 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 821 | Oct 1964 | SOMERSET | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Mrs B. Lewis | Hardy girl’s up to an intake of half a gallon, when dry: a tumbler will do me | omer in Tess (rev.); ref. Tess of the d’Urbervilles |
| Second | G. Perry | Several on right go down: more than one will in this House | some r set; wills kept in S. House |
| Third | P. W. W. Leach | Strange meteors falling from Sun—Wellsian scene? | S + anag.; ref. H.G.W. and Wells in S. |
| VHC | Miss V. K. Abrahams | Bath’s in here: put at least a gallon in | omers in set; Bath in S. |
| VHC | T. Anderson | Rand’s in certain form to make a spectacular leap | R. in some, set; ref. Mary Rand, winner of gold medal in long jump, 1964 Olympics [see comments] |
| VHC | R. T. Baxter | Bath here: old fool about to plunge—I’m off! | (im)merse in sot (obs.); Bath in S. |
| VHC | E. Gomersall | Cheddar is one of my delights—but disturbed rest follows just a little! | some + anag.; Cheddar in S. |
| VHC | C. H. Hudson | I’m most upset about the tongue; we’ve Bath chaps here—or a turnover | Erse in anag.; Bath in S.; s. = somersault |
| VHC | W. H. Johnson | Socialist involved with meteors—that places Wells! | S. + anag.; ref. H.G.W. and Wells in S. [see comments re abbreviation] |
| VHC | A. H. Jones | Where Virgin plays, but White no longer; met Eros’s dissipation! | anag.; ref. S. cricketers R.T. Virgin, J. White |
| VHC | T. P. Kelly | A revolutionary bound to give certain people disturbed rest! | some + anag.; s. = somersault |
| VHC | L. F. Leason | Spring over, we find its successor soundly established | ‘summer set’; s. = somersault |
| VHC | Mrs E. McFee | A catherine-wheel is something that’s seen in various English stores around the fifth of November | (Nove)m(ber) in anag. incl. E; s. = somersault |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Somewhere to go to ground after a little bit of rough and tumble: Alfred found it so | some r set (= badger’s burrow); s. = somersault; ref. Athelney Abbey in S., founded by King Alfred after taking refuge there |
| VHC | M. Newman | Southern place around Bath, or part of it | omer in S set; bath2; Bath in S. |
| VHC | R. Postill | Place in which half-gallons (**brew!) are bound to make one roll | omers in set; s. = somersault; **brew indicates Hebrew |
| VHC | D. R. Pownall | Sounds as if everybody isn’t agile enough to turn head over heels | ‘some are set’; s. = somersault |
| VHC | T. E. Sanders | Part of an address written by Wells is bound to be revolutionary | 2 mngs.; S. follows Wells in postal address; s. = somersault; ref. H. G. Wells |
| VHC | J. B. Sweeting | Turnover—apple centre | 2 mngs.; s. = somersault; S. apples |
| VHC | C. T. Tulloch | Noble who was told he had a diseased rose with broken stem | anag. of rose, stem; ref. Hen. VI. Pt. 1, II.4, “Hath not thy rose a canker, S.?” |
| VHC | J. F. N. Wedge | Bath’s here—soak and soak in it, but I’m off! | (im)merse in sot1; soak = habitual drinker; ref. Bath in S. |
| VHC | A. J. Wilson | Here’s a chance to try Cheddar as the last bits of Edam and Double Gloucester harden | so + m,e,r, + set; Cheddar in S. |
HCs in competition 821 awarded to: