Ximenes Competition No. 878 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 873 | 882 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 878 | Nov 1965 | ENTOMOSTRACA | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. Postill | Not a rat comes off! Obviously some of them stick to sinking ships | anag.; off = out of condition; barnacles |
| Second | Mrs E. M. Simmonds | Some of the lower classes subsisting in the main on cat’s meat or nuts | anag. |
| Third | A. J. Barnard | Converted smart coat—one may cover a tramp’s bottom | anag.; tramp = ship |
| VHC | T. Anderson | One may see a thousand, near to coast, swimming | anag. incl. M, & lit. |
| VHC | Rev C. M. Broun | In distress (not the end of the story, mind you) a son came to try acorn-shells and such | anag. less y; type of barnacle; ref. Prodigal Son |
| VHC | C. O. Butcher | E.g. Cyclopes—a race not to be trifled with when the majority gets devoured | most in anag. |
| VHC | J. Coleby | Shrimp would be too high and mighty to model this order “one smart coat” knitted | anag.; ref. model Jean Shrimpton |
| VHC | J. Crowther | The majority of distinguished painters in the latter half of the Trecento (roughly) may be called Primitives in the main | most RA in (Trec)ento ca. |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | The Shrimp goes a degree higher—and at once a storm explodes! | anag.; ref. model Jean Shrimpton and mini-skirt |
| VHC | Cdr H. H. L. Dickson | Lower Form shrimps, perhaps, from Eton, untidy and nearly all worthless | anag. + most raca |
| VHC | E. R. Evans | Barnacles, and other lowly creatures too can master swimming | anag. |
| VHC | J. Gill | Barnacles, for instance, form mat on coaster at sea | anag. |
| VHC | D. Hawson | Barnacles on ships’ bottoms? You ought to find a trace on most | anag. |
| VHC | E. M. Hornby | No tam to races? Not at all “comme il faut”—almost in “The Shrimp” class | anag.; ref. model Jean Shrimpton at 1965 Melbourne Cup |
| VHC | Mrs L. Jarman | With bursting corset and a fussy tam on, we’re beneath the Shrimp! | anag.; ref. model Jean Shrimpton |
| VHC | Mrs B. Lewis | They have hard cases in the lowest form at Eton, so cram to get passes | anag. |
| VHC | Mrs E. McFee | Near a thousand in spurious notes? Worthless! We may well be on the rocks | to (= near) M in anag. + raca |
| VHC | T. W. Melluish | Shake to test macaroon: some may stick to the bottom of the vessel | anag. |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Inferior versions of the Shrimp—enough to break the heart of every Ascot matron! | anag. incl. (ev)e(ry); ref. model Jean Shrimpton at 1965 Melbourne Cup |
| VHC | S. L. Paton | Petits crustacés en variété may be ordered on toast with cream | anag. |
| VHC | Mrs N. Perry | Rock adherents perhaps can master twisting and shaking too | anag. |
| VHC | G. H. Ravenor | Shell orders are supplied by ordnancemen to most R.A. cadets | hidden |
| VHC | L. H. Stewart | Who has most on at race? Strangely enough, the “Shrimp’s” relatives | anag.; ref. model Jean Shrimpton at 1965 Melbourne Cup |
HCs in competition 878 awarded to: