Ximenes Competition No. 96 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 95 | 97 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | Feb 1949 | INTERLOCK | normal | 27 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Mrs B. A. Mallett | If you want to get engaged, there are three occasions you have to shut up about | ter- in inlock |
| Second | Miss R. Speight | Tuck the curl well down below—and use a good grip! | i.e. inter lock2; interlock grip, golf |
| Third | C. B. Joyner | A trial for boat-race crews, perhaps because it gives them a stitch | i.e. lock-to-lock; sewing-machine stitch |
| HC | C. Allen Baker | Scarf—to knit securely: allow 50 plain in the middle and knit purl at both ends, then reverse | L in core in anag. of knit (all rev.); 2 defs.; scarf2 vt. |
| HC | D. Ashcroft | Form close alliance—to dispose of the deadlock? | inter lock; dispose of the dead = inter |
| HC | Maj P. S. Baines | Marry! Pope’s advice to Lord Petre and Miss Arabella Fermor when separated? | cryptic def.; ref. ‘Rape of the Lock’, written to allay quarrel |
| HC | Mrs F. Begg | Composition of clinker to prevent ladders slipping—especially those of painters! | anag.; ladder-resistant hosiery; i.e. inter ‘locked’ in painters |
| HC | E. J. Colman | Misfit? No, but yields one trick—50 | anag. incl. L; ref. bridge |
| HC | P. M. Coombs | Knit two together. To make up: link ends in crochet | anag. of link, cro(ch)et |
| HC | H. C. Hills | Sexton’s work, on the hair clue, gets Tinker and the colonel entangled in a close grapple! | inter + lock, anag. of Tinker Col.; s. = one who inters, l. = clew of hair & ref. S. Blake |
| HC | H. J. Howells | Foundation material requiring well-mixed clinker to hold together firmly | anag.; foundation = underwear |
| HC | Mrs L. Jarman | How to make popular small-part pictures: introduce a body into plot, close-up | inter + lock; plot = grave; ref. jigsaw puzzle |
| HC | Miss M. Jenkins | Dovetail together, so as to let no trickle appear | anag. |
| HC | A. McIntyre | How to engage hands for a Cotton Club swing session | cryptic def.; ref. interlock golf grip; Henry Cotton, golfer; NY jazz club |
| HC | T. W. Melluish | I’ll be put in a grave fix if you break the engagement | i.e. gives inter + lock when split |
| HC | R. M. Pitblado | Type of hose which gives no trickle when burst! | anag.; ref. interlock hose stockings |
| HC | G. W. Pugh | Spread crushed clinker to obtain a good grip | anag.; ref. interlock golf grip |
| HC | W. O. Robertson | Join Up! All the Unknown Warrior stands for is nullified in international deadlock | inter(national dead)lock; Unknown W. represents the nation’s dead |
| HC | O. Carlton Smith | Dispose of the deadlock and lovingly embrace | inter lock; dispose of the dead = inter |
| HC | J. E. Smith Wright | Fit tightly, as otherwise disposed to crinkle | anag. |
| HC | W. C. Tame | Sh! Leave the detective to piece things together; but he’ll need a bit of a hint | (h)int + (Sh)erlock |
| HC | A. H. Taylor | Staple product of Bury—close woven fabric | inter lock, 2 mngs., & lit. |
| HC | Miss D. W. Taylor | Knot tied, rice thrown (a pound in all)—embrace | L in anag. of knot rice |
| HC | W. H. Weightman | Plash with no trickle! | anag. & lit.; plash = interlock, of branches, etc. |
| HC | J. B. Widdowson | There is so close a fit here that no trickle can escape | anag. |
| HC | R. J. Worrall | The 10.51 crashed into a rock. To prevent further accidents, co-ordinate movement of points and signals | anag. of ten LI rock |
| HC | J. S. Young | In League Div. 1 Bury secure second place | i.e. 1. inter + 2. lock |
Runners-Up in competition 96: