Ximenes Competition No. 945 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 941 | 949 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 945 | Mar 1967 | OBLITERATE | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | N. C. Dexter | (Biol.) Treat defective end of a tube | anag. + e, & lit. |
| Second | E. J. Miller | Cancel clues: container and contents are to be anag. & lit! | lit in anag.; clue2 vb.; ref. Ximenes’ book |
| Third | Mrs E. McFee | To remove traces of boil treat end of nose with new make-up | anag. + e |
| VHC | C. Allen Baker | It contributes nothing to be a litter bug; remove all traces completely | anag. incl. 0; bug = crazy |
| VHC | J. W. Bates | Reduce tubular element; i.e. get tile changed into sort of boater | anag. in anag. |
| VHC | P. F. Bauchop | To do away with troublesome boil treat with the end of a needle | anag. + e |
| VHC | R. T. Baxter | To wash out with a compound of bitter aloe | anag. |
| VHC | T. E. Bell | Alter it somehow in order to make illegible? | anag. in OBE |
| VHC | J. E. Biggin | Make unreadable, i.e. blot out, then tear to pieces | anag. + anag.; out = at fault |
| VHC | Cdr H. H. L. Dickson | Practically blot out, repeat, blot out | anag. of blo(t) + iterate |
| VHC | L. L. Dixon | Means to blot out, i.e. a blotter out | anag. |
| VHC | Dr J. Foster | Do this to a Beatle and the rest could form a trio | anag. of Beatle trio, & lit. |
| VHC | R. J. Green | Delete: i.e. blot out and tear to pieces | anag. + anag. |
| VHC | H. J. Kilpatrick | Blot out without end—repeat, blot out completely | anag. of blo(t) + iterate |
| VHC | A. Lawrie | I’m cross through having fallen in love with scold | lit in 0 berate; light3 = come down |
| VHC | Mrs B. Lewis | A sponge will lift the elbow unendingly—assuming I treat, anyway! | anag. incl. elbo(w) |
| VHC | Mrs S. M. Macpherson | Blue-pencil, i.e. blot out and spoil | anag. + rate; rate3 = ret |
| VHC | D. P. M. Michael | Obscure characters run amok in Beatle riot | anag. |
| VHC | M. Newman | Blot right out, i.e. a blotter spoilt | anag. |
| VHC | R. Postill | Wipe out Beatle and disorganised trio remains | anag. of Beatle trio |
| VHC | Sir W. Slimmings | Extract of bitter aloe, used here as purge. | anag. |
| VHC | J. A. L. Sturrock | Purge made from bitter aloe | anag. |
| VHC | J. B. Widdowson | Bitter aloe growing rampageous in scrub | anag. |
HCs in competition 945 awarded to: