Ximenes Competition No. 882 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 878 | 884 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 882 | Dec 1965 | SNAPDRAGON | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. G. Millin | A Christmas game in which you have to explore inside spirit, alight | drag in snap, on, & lit. |
| Second | E. W. Steel | Caution for Christmas! “Drive vehicle before getting lit up” | snap drag on; caution = amusing thing; snap = energy, drive |
| Third | J. H. Frampton | Game, a bloodless sport beside: grasp and no hurt will be the outcome | snap drag on, anag., & lit. |
| VHC | F. D. H. Atkinson | Cold spell is bound to linger on—it will make fingers tingle at Christmas | snap drag on |
| VHC | J. C. Brash | Cheat a person very much on the alert? You could burn your fingers at that game | snap dragon |
| VHC | C. O. Butcher | I’m cultivated—and open to squeezing and impromptu horseplay in a fellow’s embrace! | snap + rag in don |
| VHC | J. F. Coldwell | I’m game for the daring grasp, on and off | anag. |
| VHC | E. Gomersall | A cold spell—a fierce one too. It’s a blooming rarity at this time of year! | snap dragon |
| VHC | W. F. Goodman | Sudden unending pain; doctor called in. I’m stuck in bed | Dr in snap agon(y) |
| VHC | E. G. Illingworth | Sharper getting pull by running Christmas draw, participants will be playing with fire | snap drag on |
| VHC | T. P. Kelly | A sudden hook to leg has scorched the fingers of many a player | snap drag on |
| VHC | A. Lawrie | Cold spell to be unduly prolonged, it seems; I’ll spend the whole blooming time in bed! | snap drag on |
| VHC | J. D. H. Mackintosh | It’s a fracture, doctor—the pain’s endless—I should be in blooming bed! | snap Dr agon(y) |
| VHC | B. J. McCann | Dangerous game to play a hook to leg after a sharp break | snap drag on |
| VHC | Mrs E. McFee | Cold spell to continue. Bed’s the place for me—I’ll come out in summer | snap drag on |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | In which one has to seize and pull a little bit sunk in liquor | snap drag on, & lit. |
| VHC | J. W. Parr | This game, played in the Christmas spirit, requires a determined grasp and no fumbling | anag. |
| VHC | R. Postill | Game become tedious? No good playing it when out of spirits; should be in bed | snap drag on, 2 defs. |
| VHC | E. J. Rackham | Cold spell to continue indefinitely? This will be useful for bedding | snap drag on |
| VHC | T. E. Sanders | The kind of bloomers that’s wanted with a spell of cold weather drawing near | snap drag on; drag = act of dragging |
| VHC | R. E. Stephens | Put the brake on, quick! It’s a blooming plant! | snap drag on; plant = police trap |
| VHC | Brig R. F. E. Stoney | Cheat has influence on risky game through which many will burn their fingers | snap drag on; drag = influence, Suppt. |
| VHC | J. W. Taylor | Cheat the duenna and you may pinch me in my bed | snap dragon |
HCs in competition 882 awarded to: