Ximenes Competition No. 935 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 933 | 936 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 935 | Xmas 1966 | MALAPROP | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. Postill | Matrimony: a little aversion initially has a supporter in her | M,a,l,a + prop, & lit. |
| Second | Mrs E. M. Simmonds | Matrimonially a little aversion initially gets support from me | M,a,l,a + prop, & lit. |
| Third | N. C. Dexter | She used PREPOSITION in an abnormal way. (In the normal—a PROPOSITION) | hidden, & lit. |
| VHC | C. Allen Baker | One of the central characters in comedy—one taking up pages with oral blundering | (co)m(edy) + a + anag. incl. pp, & lit. |
| VHC | R. Brain | For her 50 per cent of maladies stay—in the contagious countries? | mala(dies) prop; contiguous |
| VHC | C. O. Butcher | Dame, popular, but lacking in good taste and precision | Ma + anag. less U, & lit. |
| VHC | A. N. Clark | Female relative with old-fashioned look having part on stage lets fall bloomers | Ma la! prop, & lit. |
| VHC | J. Coleby | She misinterpreted the confused Miss Languish and Anthony Absolute, initially, with stage effect | anag. of initial letters + prop, & lit. |
| VHC | J. A. Fincken | Rather vulgar old lady has tongue with endless string of pearls | ma lap rop(e), & lit.; tongue, vb. |
| VHC | E. M. Hornby | I might say I mix my sillabubs like an expert in exact middle of jam-pot | à la pro in ja(m-p)ot; syllables |
| VHC | Sir S. Kaye | Circle with felicity forward or backward in geometric plan (as misclued by herself?) | lap + or (rev.) all in map; velocity, geographic |
| VHC | Dr W. I. N. Kessel | I’m a virago: and so, I might say, is this puzzle | cryptic def.; farrago |
| VHC | R. E. Kimmons | My stage bloomers are designed to knock back any man in the front row. | lam (rev.) + a prop; Rugby Union |
| VHC | A. Lawrie | It’s a mile to the French shore—you should have someone ready with a gaff | m. à la prop; shore, vb. |
| VHC | L. F. Leason | The one initially responsible for mistaken allusions—like “allegory”, “progeny”—rather outrageously perhaps | initial letters, & lit. |
| VHC | Dr T. J. R. Maguire | Beginners in matrimony! A little aversion present relic oracularly proscribes? | initial letters, & lit.; relict, prescribes |
| VHC | Mrs E. McFee | She’s played in comedy, the reverse of a hit before making a come-back in Softly, Softly | a lam (rev). + or (rev.) in p,p; ref. TV drama series |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Mum having an argument in liquor was notorious for her vocabulary | ma + pro in lap |
| VHC | T. E. Sanders | It’s the dame who comes out with funny bloomers on stage. (On the dame a pair has to hang down loosely about) | ma + a pr. in lop |
| VHC | Sir W. Slimmings | The original of priceless oral bungle, found in plot | anag. incl. p in map, & lit. |
| VHC | D. J. Thorpe | “Softly, Softly” broadcast with a moral often uses questionable expressions | anag. incl. p,p; ref. TV drama series |
| VHC | S. A. Wetherfield | A geometer dealt with contagious countries according to her polar map, wildly | anag.; geographer, contiguous |
HCs in competition 935 awarded to: