Ximenes Competition No. 94 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 93 | 95 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | Jan 1949 | SARDELLE | normal | 19 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | G. G. Lawrance | French Chamber divided—over a confounded red herring by the look of it! | anag. in salle (Fr.) |
| Second | T. W. Melluish | French Chamber split by diversion of red herring | anag. in salle (Fr.) |
| Third | A. Robins | In Hansard Ellen Wilkinson used to refer to overcrowding by a more familiar name | hidden; sardine; Labour Min. of Education, d. 1947 |
| HC | C. Allen Baker | Red Sea flounders (about two pounds)—a fine substitute for herring | L, L in anag. |
| HC | D. Ambler | The stone she found in Paris is no great catch compared with her wedding ring | sard, elle (Fr.); her ring; [see comments] |
| HC | E. J. Bell | Too small a fry to be quoted in Hansard (Ellen Wilkinson notwithstanding) | hidden; E. W., Lab. Minister, was a small woman |
| HC | D. L. L. Clarke | Lads, reel in the herring: it looks 44 inches longer than a sardine | anag.; i.e. ell for in. in sardine; ell = 1¼ yd. in contemporary ed. of C. |
| HC | G. E. Denyer | Seine issue? Left-wing manoeuvre has split the French Chamber | anag. of red in salle (Fr.); seine = net |
| HC | Mrs N. Fisher | Fish and chips sell, dear | anag. |
| HC | S. Goldie | This fish should find it easy to get in and out of Dardanelles | anag. of Dar(dan)elles |
| HC | J. H. Grummitt | As the chef said when he cut off its tail and felt the roe! | i.e. “’s ’ard—’ell!” |
| HC | P. A. Harrow | Radical change in the French Chamber gives food for thought | anag. of red in salle (Fr.) |
| HC | H. C. Hills | Give her French chalcedony for her wedding ring | sard, elle (Fr.); her ring [see comments] |
| HC | Mrs L. Jarman | Headless widow found in sea, with extremity missing: her wedding ring’s a clue | (B)ardell in se(a); ref. Mrs. Bardell, Pickwick; her ring; [see comments] |
| HC | Mrs M. E. Jenkins | Fish found in and out of the Dardanelles | anag. of Dar(dan)elles |
| HC | R. W. Killick | Savoyard loses his heart to her, so he says; gets her ring before being spliced | Sa(voya)rd, elle (Fr.); her ring spliced = herring [see comments] |
| HC | A. McIntyre | One of the herring-volk from the Dardanelles, disabled and verboten | anag. of Dardanelles less anag. of and |
| HC | A. E. North | Fish whose tail turns back for more than a yard is apt to get all tangled up in reeds | i.e. ending in ell (rev.); anag. of all reeds |
| HC | J. Walton | Like her ring? One piece, a red cornelian. Quite a good bit of jewellery | sard + (jew)elle(ry) ; i.e. her ring in one piece = herring [see comments] |
Runners-Up in competition 94: