Ximenes Competition No. 97 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 96 | 98 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | Feb 1949 | NESTOR | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | S. B. Green | Heroic Greek crossword composed by Ximenes and Torquemada jointly | i.e. hidden in Ximenes Torquemada |
| Second | Lt Cdr G. Dennison | Does this oracle tell us where to find the goose that laid the golden eggs? | i.e. nest or2 |
| Third | G. R. Long | “Ne sutor …” Enough, old wiseacre, you sound lacking | ne s(u)tor; ‘you’; see ultracrepidate in C. |
| HC | Dr J. N. Fell | Hercules did not kill him, but the monster lost his head and got badly mauled about | anag. of (m)onster; ref. story of sons of Neleus |
| HC | S. R. Gibbs | He’s a wise man to get out of the clutches of Ximenes, Torquemada and Co.! | hidden in Ximenes Torquemada |
| HC | H. F. Henfrey | Early type of successful solver who would have been completely taken in if Torquemada had succeeded Ximenes | hidden in Ximenes Torquemada |
| HC | J. B. Job | So Ximenes and his predecessor get inside advice! | hidden in Ximenes Torquemada, & lit. |
| HC | D. A. Lloyd | Ximenes? Torquemada? A wise man gathers something from each | (Xime)nes, Tor(quemada) |
| HC | E. L. Mellersh | Gold beyond the North-East strait—he sought and gave advice | NE St or2; ref. Argonaut |
| HC | D. P. M. Michael | Secret adviser on completion of Ximenes to Royal Person | hidden |
| HC | F. E. Newlove | Finish Ximenes and then start on Torquemada? That’s a counsel of perfection! | (Xime)nes, Tor(quemada) |
| HC | Mrs D. M. Newton | “From Ximenes. Torquemada and Co., Good Lord deliver me!”—the wise man says | hidden in Ximenes Torquemada |
| HC | A. E. North | Type of wisdom employed by both Ximenes and Torquemada for their own ends | (Xime)nes, Tor(quemada) |
| HC | R. Postill | Antipodean parrot sensibly has learned Greek! What a talker! | hidden rev.; genus of kea parrots |
| HC | H. Ingram Rees | Sage is just the thing for egg substitute | nest or |
| HC | W. K. M. Slimmings | He suggests that X. latterly has begun picking Torquemada’s brains, and his advice is usually sound | (Xime)nes, Tor(quemada) |
| HC | D. W. H. Tripp | It takes a wise man to translate our Latin | anag. of noster (L.) |
| HC | J. Walton | Wise man! He’s being converted to the right | anag. of ens + to R |
| HC | E. Ward | The right man to go to with your problems in Ximenes, Torquemada, etc. | hidden |
| HC | J. F. N. Wedge | You’ll find the sage under the goose—that laid the golden eggs? | i.e. nest or2 |
| HC | J. B. Widdowson | It’s a wise man who boxes nearly all the compass clockwise | i.e. N, E, S to r(ight) |
| HC | F. K. Wilson | Within an ace of being involved in treason, the wise old bird keeps both home and foreign gold | anag. of tre(A)son, nest or (Fr.) |
Runners-Up in competition 97: