Ximenes Competition No. 873 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 868 | 878 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 873 | Oct 1965 | VETERANS | normal | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | S. L. Paton | Some of us could use Martinis—pass the gin up | vet + snare (rev.); M. = rifles |
| Second | R. Postill | Old soldiers? If you mean empty bottles … no! Doctor’s given up gin | vet + snare (rev.) |
| Third | A. Lawrie | Ernest and Virginia have got spliced; they’ve had a long engagement | anag. incl. Va |
| VHC | J. C. Brash | They can no longer get to the front yet try to catch up | vet + snare (rev.) |
| VHC | A. R. Chandler | We’ve enough experience to check mounting temptation | vet + snare (rev.) |
| VHC | P. R. Clemow | Gin and French swallowed up immediately after five? Some of them might have ordered early Martinis | V + et in snare (all rev.); M. = rifles |
| VHC | L. E. Eyres | Old soldiers, or perhaps airmen, or possibly even tars | anag. |
| VHC | P. H. Freeman | Never sat tight? On the contrary, they always did | anag. |
| VHC | N. L. Hindley | Even “Rats” may become experienced campaigners | anag.; cf. Desert R. |
| VHC | R. E. Kimmons | Flitting revenants with disembodied heart are said to be immortal! | anag. of reve(n)ants; “Old soldiers never die...” |
| VHC | A. A. Malcolm | For wearers of crowns they were staunch, and never sat uneasily | anag.; cf. “Uneasy lies…” |
| VHC | T. W. Melluish | Those who never die incredibly never sat in a mess | anag.; “incredibly” working in two ways; “Old soldiers never die...” |
| VHC | F. E. Newlove | These may recall five years abroad, including that summer in Paris with the end of Hitler | été + r, all in V ans, & lit. |
| VHC | M. Newman | Vehicles to get wrapped around tree in crash? Let’s hope not, when we compete next month | anag. in vans; ref. London–Brighton veteran car rally |
| VHC | Mrs N. Perry | The old regulars catch up after endless prohibition | vet(o) + snare (rev.) |
| VHC | G. Perry | E. g. X’s older solvers star even with Carte Blanche | anag.; C.B. = freedom and ref. title of puzzle |
| VHC | F. B. Ramsey | You need experienced troops against big guns flanked by giants | v. + RA in etens |
| VHC | G. Snowden-Davies | What one must do to one’s clues to catch up with the experienced competitors? | vet + snare (rev.) |
| VHC | P. H. Taylor | The even-star becomes them | anag. & lit.; twilight years |
| VHC | Rev C. D. Westbrook | Old men-of-war making even tars out of sorts! | anag. |
| VHC | Mrs M. Wishart | Old warhorses can be put into condition and then spring up | vet + snare (rev.); spring = springe |
HCs in competition 873 awarded to: