Ximenes Competition No. 843 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 839 | 847 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 843 | Mar 1965 | PRISTINE | normal | 18 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | L. E. Eyres | “Enspirit” is wrongly spelt: that’s archaic | anag.; ref. OED, latest example 1658 |
| Second | D. Jessel | Turbulent priest in A.D. 1170 qualifies as such | anag.; ref. Thomas Becket |
| Third | R. Stoddart | In prime condition—isn’t ripe for redevelopment | anag. |
| VHC | Mrs K. Bissett | Strip off! It’s not coarse to be topless—just primitive! | anag. + (f)ine |
| VHC | Rev C. M. Broun | From earliest years, priest is a spike | Pr is tine |
| VHC | R. N. Chignell | The old punishment is about right on diminutive first former | R 1st in pine |
| VHC | J. Coleby | The duet from the beginning of Rigoletto in a transcription for spinet (virginal) | Ri in anag.; virginal1,2 |
| VHC | J. Crowther | Prime Minister ruffled, losing head after first sign of panic | p + anag. less M |
| VHC | F. E. Dixon | Isn’t ripe for development: quite unspoiled | anag. |
| VHC | F. H. W. Hawes | Though the reverse of modern, isn’t ripe for replanning | anag. |
| VHC | E. M. Hornby | Of the past is Profumo’s Christine liaison, for so much somehow has gone by | anag. less anag. of for so much; ref. John P., C. Keeler |
| VHC | A. Lawrie | Prime Minister in favour? ’E’s out of it but makes a comeback in the end! | pri(e)st + in + e |
| VHC | W. Ledger | Belonging to the earliest time it ripens when fully developed | anag. |
| VHC | Mrs B. Lewis | Like the first man appearing in topless pin-stripe—confused | anag. less p |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Sanctimonious talk’s what used to vex people about Farrar’s sixth former | r in pi’s + tine; ref. Frederic F., ‘Eric, or Little by Little’ |
| VHC | W. H. Pegram | I’m original: I strip after teasing, not before | anag. + ne (obs.) |
| VHC | Mrs E. M. Simmonds | Prime Minister loses head and explodes under instruction to perform quietly | p + anag. less M |
| VHC | B. J. Wain | As it was in the beginning isn’t ripe for reorganisation | anag. |
HCs in competition 843 awarded to: