Ximenes Competition No. 98 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 97 | 99 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | Mar 1949 | HUMERI | normal | 15 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. Allen Baker | We start to murmur … our anger rises … then we’re up in arms! | hum + ire (rev.) |
| Second | G. E. Denyer | The love-lorn nymph holds me in her arms | me for 0 in houri |
| Third | T. W. Melluish | Nought would make him rue? These arms might | anag.; ref. King John, V.7, closing lines |
| HC | J. R. Burton | Embrace me, nymph of Paradise—you’ve nothing to lose in my arms | me for 0 in houri |
| HC | D. Connell | They’re up in arms when anger rises under an imposition | hum + ire (rev.); hum = imposition |
| HC | P. M. Coombs | We are a bit inclined to lift the elbow: he and I are quite fuddled with rum | anag. |
| HC | A. J. Croft | Strangely hesitant opening to a speech straight from the shoulders | i.e. “Hum, er, I …” |
| HC | Dr J. N. Fell | If you fracture these and shake out mats you may well get rheumatism | comp. anag. incl. mats, & lit. |
| HC | Mrs N. Fisher | Resentment is rising under the imposition of arms | hum + ire (rev.); hum = imposition |
| HC | C. H. Hudson | These may make him rue appearing in shirt-sleeves | anag. |
| HC | J. P. Lloyd | Two applications of humus, made before there’s a risk of frost, provide ideal surroundings for marrow cultivation | hu(mus) + anag. of rime; bone marrow |
| HC | S. B. Lucas | Rheumatism! Shake out the mats and you will find your bones all right | anag. less mats |
| HC | R. Postill | They’re up in arms. The imposition has roused keen resentment | hum + ire (rev.); hum = imposition |
| HC | W. H. Thorne | Roman shoulders arms? This would sound singularly funny | Latin; humerus (sing.) sounds like ‘humorous’ |
| HC | J. S. Young | Though our comrades in arms are the funny ones, we sound singularly like them | humerus (sing.) sounds like ‘humorous’ |
Runners-Up in competition 98: