Ximenes Competition No. 95 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 94 | 96 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | Jan 1949 | SPOONER | normal | 20 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. Postill | The Doctor might have described Reggie as a bit fat to play for England | cryptic def.; a fit bat; ref. Reggie Spooner, Lancashire and England batsman, and Rev Dr W. A. S. |
| Second | M. A. Vernon | Fond, foolish youth: he lit the heather all over the field! | 2 mngs.; hit the leather; ref. Reggie Spooner, Lancashire and England batsman |
| Third | A. E. Clayton | Red rose champion, R.H.S.—Many a stand featured his display | cryptic def.; ref. Reggie H. Spooner, Lancashire and England batsman, and Royal Hort. Soc. |
| HC | E. S. Ainley | In his own way, a misser of busses? | cryptic def.; busser of misses |
| HC | M. Anderson | Who upset Peron so? The man responsible for our rude fashions | anag.; food rations; ref. 1949 meat ration reduction resulting from Royal Family’s refusal to meet Eva Peron |
| HC | Maj P. S. Baines | Self-styled master of queue knowledge? He appears to exert a playful shove! | 2 mngs.; master, not capitalised = Warden; S. was Warden of New College 1903-24; spoon = shove |
| HC | Mrs F. Castle-Knight | Person sloppy about love | 0 in anag. and lit. |
| HC | H. C. Hills | The president’s in before the famous Lancastrian! He looks certain to knock up a dolly | P in sooner, 2 defs.; ref. Reggie Spooner, Lancashire and England batsman; dolly = easy catch |
| HC | J. G. Hull | Was initially the initial sound swapper of queue knowledge | cryptic def.; W. A. Spooner, New College |
| HC | L. W. Jenkinson | Batsman begins to loft the ball and it ends in the next county | spoon + ER (East Riding); ref. Reggie Spooner, Lancashire and England batsman |
| HC | C. Koop | I might say Kew knowledge made me famous—for frizzy daisies! | cryptic def.; New College; dizzy phrases |
| HC | Mrs J. H. C. Lawlor | Might one say that this furtive snooper was a watcher of birds? | anag.; botcher of words |
| HC | T. W. Melluish | Shover who might have attributed his pre-eminent position to queue knowledge | 2 mngs.; spoon = shove; New College |
| HC | A. P. O’Leary | Lover with claims to coo knowledge but not maudlin! | 2 mngs.; New College, not Magdalen |
| HC | Rev E. B. Peel | Did I see my namesake dripped in the slops when sweating in a batter? | cryptic def.; dropped in slips, batting in sweater; ref. Reggie Spooner, Lancashire and England batsman |
| HC | H. C. Pilley | A club lead finds East with the King. He changes the lead | spoon + E + R |
| HC | H. Rainger | No issue—Roneo out of order, kept transposing letters | sp + anag. |
| HC | L. E. Thomas | Variety of snooper who might have described himself as a bird watcher | anag.; word botcher |
| HC | L. C. Wright | Seen if one goes to the Circle among the maudlin pairs | O one in anag. of prs. and lit.; Circle, maudlin (Magdalen), Oxford refs.; maudlin pairs = lovers |
| HC | J. S. Young | Was initially Minister of Transport in a manner of speaking | cryptic def.; Rev W. A. Spooner |
Runners-Up in competition 95: