Ximenes Competition No. 954 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 949 | 958 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 954 | May 1967 | CERATE | Printer’s Devilry | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | A. L. Dennis | Dan/ton is topless; head removed (after trial by tribunal) | |
| Second | Mrs E. McFee | Ashes as li/es hot may be put into the nearest bunker | |
| Third | J. H. C. Leach | Who flung a boun/d, rich miller in the Test? | Edrich, Miller, cricketers |
| VHC | N. S. Barrett | If you have trouble with your vi/sa, ring to the Minister of the Interior might help | |
| VHC | N. Bickerdike | Adam had a boun/den duty to eject the serpent | |
| VHC | C. O. Butcher | Tut! Men can’t live well on meagre pie/s | |
| VHC | R. N. Chignell | Bertie Wooster needed a “Bra/very!” telegram from Aunt Dahlia | |
| VHC | Mrs M. P. Craine | Offer a red u/nder-grilled steak, but no chips | |
| VHC | L. A. Diehl | Blonde lad dressed in car/d: King with an air | Blondel, Richard I |
| VHC | Mrs N. Fisher | Being mad on beef, must be a fa/n! Try to market going through | |
| VHC | Mrs E. J. Holmes | Their poor la/d faces mean assault and battery by armed thugs | |
| VHC | E. M. Hornby | We shall: releases aboun/d: rich who gets out | Wes Hall, Edrich |
| VHC | G. Johnstone | We shall on delivering aboun/d—rich appeal shows that | Wes Hall, Edrich |
| VHC | Sir S. Kaye | “P.D.” is a proper fa/st one—needs guts to complete | |
| VHC | G. D. Meddings | We shall let go. Aboun/d rich in the last over | Wes Hall, Edrich |
| VHC | T. W. Melluish | I thought at Customs, “I’ll be in Car/diff—risked hell-spot, everything!” | |
| VHC | L. G. D. Sanders | Miller used to spring—a boun/d rich in fun | Edrich |
| VHC | E. O. Seymour | Will pri/son deter? Gents sink lower still | |
| VHC | M. J. Suckling | The champagne is secon/d best. Now a sweeter one is often preferred | |
| VHC | J. B. Sweeting | Evening performance off, and a n/ight’s hell. Make the feathers fly! | |
| VHC | D. H. Tompsett | After slashes by savages, li/es badly cut | golf |
| VHC | Rev C. D. Westbrook | In the Test, pollocks, lings, aboun/d—rich sports report 1965! | Edrich |
| VHC | Dr E. Young | We shall deliver Ed another—boun/d—rich in the latest rubber | Wes Hall, Edrich |
HCs in competition 954 awarded to: