Ximenes Competition No. 967 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 962 | 971 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 967 | Aug 1967 | CREMOSIN | normal | 16 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | N. C. Dexter | Colour of the skie, perhaps, with Morne (sic) breaking | anag. & lit.; F. Q. 11, 3 “Early before the Morne with cremosin ray” |
| Second | R. Postill | Amiss comes in fourth of course—and is ruddy well out | comes in r anag.; Dennis A., cricketer |
| Third | C. O. Butcher | More muddling in Civil Service—because of antiquated sort of tape it uses? | anag. in CS + in (= because of) |
| VHC | W. G. Arnott | Colour of rims once afflicted with tears | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | C. Allen Baker | “Bloody” no longer upsets censor, I’m without doubt | anag. |
| VHC | J. W. Bates | Red out of date? What could be Doctors in nicer anyhow? | MOs in anag. |
| VHC | J. A. Blair | No crimes could be as bloody as this was | anag |
| VHC | E. Chalkley | You want the old red thick juice? A pity—right out of it | cremo(R) sin |
| VHC | J. A. Fincken | That old colour that shows the rot starting in gross incomes | r in anag., & lit.; “in the red” |
| VHC | A. H. Jones | What no crimes could be, though Lady Macbeth’s hand might well have made the seas so | anag. |
| VHC | Sir S. Kaye | Foreign incomers often like the colour of a coronation | anag.; coronation = carnation, Spens. |
| VHC | L. F. Leason | Doctor No’s crime—it was gory | anag.; doctor, vb; ref. James Bond |
| VHC | C. G. Millin | I’m censor—shocked? I was blushing | anag. |
| VHC | F. B. Stubbs | Incomers rekindled bygone colour issues | anag. |
| VHC | M. J. Tomkinson | What was this dye made from? From insect with head and tail removed | (f)rom insec(t) anag., & lit.; cochineal |
| VHC | Mrs M. Wishart | As blood was seen to be about, doctors in control | c + MOs in rein |
HCs in competition 967 awarded to: