Ximenes Competition No. 900 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 898 | 902 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 900 | Apr 1966 | PARAMECIA or PAREOEANS | normal | 20 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | N. C. Dexter | Wild apes are no relations of Peking Man | Pareoeans; anag. |
| Second | D. P. M. Michael | I found in devastated camp area only low forms of life like mules | paramecia; I in anag.; mules = slippers |
| Third | C. J. Morse | America’s crazy to follow our “pops”—they’re one of the lowest forms of life! | paramecia; pa + anag. |
| VHC | F. D. H. Atkinson | Slippery little pond creatures—after fission a pair came | paramecia; anag.; ref. reproduction |
| VHC | Mrs J. M. Bates | A pair came unstuck, but they still look like slippers | paramecia; anag. |
| VHC | J. W. Bates | Whipped cream in a state the reverse of first-rate may produce them! | paramecia; Pa. + anag. + A1 (rev.), & lit. |
| VHC | P. F. Bauchop | Open areas laid to waste by Genghis Khan’s men | Pareoeans; anag. |
| VHC | R. Brain | Yellow people need e.&o.e. after fish before entering answer | Pareoeans; par e. o.e. + ans; ref. No. 898! |
| VHC | C. O. Butcher | Knock back French spirit here and one can fabricate slippery creatures invisible to ordinary eyes | paramecia; rap (rev.) + âme ci (Fr.) + a |
| VHC | P. R. Clemow | Dad comes before the beak—reverse of sweet—one making examples of slippery creatures | paramecia; pa ram + ice (rev.) + a |
| VHC | W. J. Duffin | A Burmese race found in rough open areas | Pareoeans; anag. |
| VHC | S. Goldie | Tiny creatures, looking like mules? It’s Pa and I, taken with faulty camera! | paramecia; pa + anag. incl. I; mules = slippers |
| VHC | A. Hall | A cream gone off, vegetable matter left standing outside—here you find us | anag. in pia (plant), & lit. |
| VHC | L. W. Jenkinson | I came unstuck after Standard One—for multiplication they rely on division! | paramecia; par a + anag. |
| VHC | L. Johnson | A pair came fuddled: they’re likely to be present if there’s still standing of liquor | paramecia;anag. |
| VHC | R. E. Kimmons | They’re like little mules—a pair came prancing | paramecia; anag.; mules = slippers |
| VHC | A. V. Langham | Genghis Khan left these open areas completely devastated | Pareoeans; anag. |
| VHC | A. Lawrie | Before one in charge returns, sire meets odd mare, begetting little mule-like animals | (paramecia; pa + anag. + a i/c (rev.) |
| VHC | Dr T. J. R. Maguire | From a split came a pair, and so we are got | paramecia; anag. & lit. |
| VHC | J. F. N. Wedge | More than one minute being abnormal I came unplaced | paramecia; para (prefix) + anag.; unplace = displace = disarrange |
HCs in competition 900 awarded to: