Ximenes Competition No. 920 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 916 | 924 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 920 | Sep 1966 | ARISTATE | Printer’s Devilry | 25 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Miss E. J. Campbell | A p/ris une pomme-de-terre? | |
| Second | Dr T. J. R. Maguire | And says our Di/ves, “O to be dashed—ashes—off the Fire!” | Pepys |
| Third | Brig R. F. E. Stoney | First driver off err/s. Ill wind is playing some tricks, I know | |
| VHC | C. Allen Baker | How bad is the di/g? O ‘tis mire, peated to excess | egotism |
| VHC | G. E. Baker | An expression I can’t bear—to he/ll! The children, they mustn’t use it! | |
| VHC | T. E. Bell | How many have echoed the well-known Di/ves: “O to be dandled the way aloft!” | Pepys |
| VHC | R. Brain | I, Ma’am, abe/d, grow stubby without exercise | |
| VHC | R. S. Caffyn | If you want some scandal, give an Intimate di/nner | |
| VHC | P. M. Coombs | Age/d? Was reverse! Was forward: hence her mishap | |
| VHC | J. Crowther | Having pressed my suit, I am to we/d; all I need is a carnation | |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | Baby-talk I hate. To he/ll, children! That, thank you, sounds better | |
| VHC | B. L. H. Ford | What incensed the red persecutor so? Fat s/kater in burgher splendour | Ekaterinburg |
| VHC | S. Holgate | At Ampleforth you may not always find a m/aster because he may be on holiday | Marist |
| VHC | B. J. Iliffe | If reminiscences of royalty don’t earn a di/nner or two, the people can’t have heard | |
| VHC | K. R. Jenkins | Being in the re/d, the pace is too hot for me | |
| VHC | A. H. Jones | Who would take a nap i/n gallon jar of honey? Pooh? | apiarist |
| VHC | A. D. Legge | The westerner, who hides little, might well think the oriental s/ly | |
| VHC | J. L. Mackie | The Prime Minister arrived, wearing slippers and s/ly-looking as ever | ref. Indira Gandhi |
| VHC | R. P. C. Mutter | Quite the worst adaptation of Le/s Miserables—how I deplore its happy ending! | ref. Nahum Tate’s ‘The History of King Lear’, 1681 |
| VHC | S. L. Paton | Car din’s not for me, I’ll stick to as/s—thee astern, lady! | Pierre Cardin |
| VHC | H. Rutley | After finishing well in the re/d I can trace a gain | |
| VHC | Mrs E. M. Simmonds | Pay that to Pi/nner for the bird. She’s nipped into my box | box hedge |
| VHC | J. B. Sweeting | Whatever’s that? Noisy guit/ar—drums—“pop” everywhere! | |
| VHC | F. T. Walton | In the be/d you’ve a very competent performer, if it’s hugging you want | |
| VHC | W. Watts | We read i/t on the wall: “Game might deserve an entry” | Eton Wall Game |
HCs in competition 920 awarded to: