Ximenes Competition No. 924 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 920 | 929 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 924 | Oct 1966 | MIMESTER / PECULATE | Right and Left | 20 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | N. C. Dexter | See me take items off—take items one shouldn’t—high class in exotic “peel” act! | anag. of me, r., items & lit.; U3 in anag. |
| Second | L. W. Jenkinson | Crib to look into when the head’s not there; a copier, that’s me when “Sir” isn’t around | (s)peculate; i.e. mimester less mister = me |
| Third | Mrs N. Perry | I entertain gent embracing me—lace up tight before beginning and end of the pinch | me in mister; anag. plus t(h)e |
| VHC | P. F. Bauchop | Sir keeps me in—I scornfully copy crib—risk putting the head out | me in mister; (s)peculate |
| VHC | R. T. Baxter | I want half a dollar: copper slow to pinch me—in the old profession I’m one to copy | pe(so), Cu, late: me in mister2 |
| VHC | J. McI. Cruickshank | One who copies me in the old craft—to pilfer silver coin in the church collection | me in mister2; écu in plate |
| VHC | B. J. Iliffe | The dumb fool won’t give me terms—I naturally pinch cash using loaf about false clue | anag.; pate in anag. |
| VHC | H. W. Jenkins | I can be seen objectively in rude man and he apes! Take the head! In this is the embryonic clue | me in mister; anag. in pate |
| VHC | Sir S. Kaye | Prig, putting large silver coin in the collection, makes show of excelling others—not half—the buffoon! | écu in plate; mimes (bet)ter |
| VHC | M. W. Knight | Counterfeiter has me in the old profession to steal the lead away from view | me in mister2; (s)peculate |
| VHC | G. G. Lawrance | Appropriate clue, made up in the head, merits me being commended for a change! Laurel, perhaps? | anag. in head; anag. ref. L. & Hardy |
| VHC | A. Lawrie | In pantomimes, Terry-Thomas is a comic actor it’s appropriate to look at when wanting an end to sadness | hidden; (s)peculate |
| VHC | P. W. W. Leach | I’m in the merest, naughtily—I take off outer layer concealing bit to pinch | I’m in anag.; écu in plate |
| VHC | L. F. Leason | Just let me be in need, once, I’d take off people, steal, or gamble without any capital | me in mister2 (Scot.); (s)peculate |
| VHC | Mrs B. Lewis | Copper leapt rudely around, and ’e makes to pinch me—being in the old profession I take off | Cu in anag. + e; me in mister2 |
| VHC | Mrs E. McFee | I’m upset—bob needed in meter: I take off people—scrounge—equivalent of five shillings in silver | I’m (rev.) + s. in meter; écu in plate |
| VHC | W. L. Miron | The old craft engages me—I copy abstract engraving inlaid with French silver | me in mister2; écu in plate |
| VHC | R. Postill | Gold coin in church collection bag? Parson getting me instead of nickel is apt to take off! | écu in plate; me for Ni in minister |
| VHC | F. B. Stubbs | Muse first ignored—appropriate echo—stir me, stir me | (s)peculate; anag.; ref. Echo & Narcissus and 1958 book “Stir of Echoes” by Richard Matheson |
| VHC | J. B. Sweeting | Pinch a coin in the church collection—me? Stir? Me? Stir!! I was only playing the fool! | écu in plate; anag.; stir3 = prison |
HCs in competition 924 awarded to: