Ximenes Competition No. 936 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 935 | 941 ▶ | Other competitions
No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
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936 | Jan 1967 | MINI SKIRTS | normal | 24 |
Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
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First | M. C. Raphael | Abbreviations not in Chambers, but should not be looked up anyway! | cryptic def.; not in contemporary ed. of C. |
Second | R. E. Kimmons | Lift going up: Number One—Ladies’ clothing, teen-age fashions—going up | nim (= steal) (rev.) + I + skirts |
Third | G. Johnstone | Take no more up, girls—about middle of thigh will do for us | (th)i(gh) in nim (= take, obs.) (rev.) + skirts, & lit. |
VHC | C. Allen Baker | They’re so Parisian, up to the minute, and just right with the young cats around | min + si (Fr.) (rev.) + r in kits, & lit. |
VHC | Maj A. S. Birt | There’s a dreadful risk in mist: try engaging bottom gear | anag. |
VHC | Mrs F. Castle-Knight | “Unspecified number of inches is between bottom of them and top of knees” is about right | in. is in m k + rt. in is, & lit. |
VHC | N. C. Dexter | They show one skin naughtily in dress rising above stocking-top | I + anag. all in trim (rev.) + s |
VHC | K. Gibson | Fashion for young girls or old to take up—and risk it shocking society | nim (= take, obs.) (rev.) + anag. + S |
VHC | S. Goldie | They are always fetching on girl-skaters, inducing chronic rink-itis in masculine society | anag. in m S |
VHC | R. McD. Graham | There’s one frightful risk in Scottish ventures—they leave most of the stocks out in the open | I + anag. all in mints; mint3; stock = stocking |
VHC | J. Hardie Keir | We’re fashionable, eye-catching—and teeny-weeny? Not half! Sit around carelessly and there’s a shocking risk involved | min(ute) + anag. in anag., & lit. |
VHC | Mrs B. Lewis | When they’re in a breeze, 1000-1 it’s kni…rs you’ll be able to see. | M I + anag., & lit. |
VHC | A. Loudon | I trim skins in order to make small seat-covers | anag. |
VHC | A. A. Malcolm | Note about fashionable dress items:—they’re up to date, but far from down to earth. | mi + in (rev.) + skirts |
VHC | D. W. G. Matthew | Brief borders for up-to date seat covers | mini skirts |
VHC | C. J. Morse | With these you have to lift up and, disregarding the awful risk involved, sit askew | nim (= steal) (rev.) + anag. of risk, sit , & lit. |
VHC | M. Newman | Our upward movement is affectin’ ’Arry—curved shape within | S in strikin’ ’im (rev.), & lit. |
VHC | G. Perry | Scanty garments impress no end—pity I’m had up | strik(e) sin I’m (rev.) |
VHC | Mrs N. Perry | We can’t go much higher in mist and risk having a crash | anag. |
VHC | Rev E. G. Riley | They’re affectin’ ’im strongly rising round the top of the stocking | s in strikin’ ’im (rev.), & lit. |
VHC | Mrs K. M. Russell | In money-making concerns, one possible risk may cause you to feel the draught | I + anag. all in mints |
VHC | L. H. Stewart | There is a mist risk in some parts, and brief showers which may move northwards later | anag.; i.e. showing briefs |
VHC | F. B. Stubbs | We’re almost restricted to bottom gear in mist—risk must be reduced | anag. |
VHC | J. G. Stubbs | Two-thirds of a bikini, with further trims, is enough material for one of these | anag., incl. (bi)kini, & lit. |
HCs in competition 936 awarded to: