Ximenes Competition No. 987 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 984 | 989 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 987 | Xmas 1967 | THING | Printer’s Devilry | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | A. Lawrie | There’s not so much war? M/en appeasin’ more? Woolly yarns! | genappe |
| Second | R. E. Kimmons | I must hide my gir/l: amorous clot, he’s at the party! | |
| Third | C. J. Morse | Do babies in? Swa/b and sweep less? Ask snappy weary mother! | swathing-bands, nappy-weary |
| VHC | M. J. Balfour | Here we smelt (and thereby we found) bo/ots and pigs | |
| VHC | A. E. Brookes | Wimbledon: first se/ed on controversial line-calls | |
| VHC | D. H. Clayton | Out of work stripper gets mo/st rings | |
| VHC | P. R. Clemow | He loves soaking in the ba/r and contemplation of the infinite | |
| VHC | B. Freedman | In vino veritas, not ru/in! | |
| VHC | S. Goldie | Model finds hiding “gir/l”—amorous clot! He’s impossible! | |
| VHC | D. S. Haynes | You need a trial specification for gir/l: amorous, female sex, ample—38-28-37 | trial= threefold |
| VHC | E. M. Hornby | It may be due when a case doesn’t close, and open to abus/e | |
| VHC | J. F. Jones | There’s a great deal of wor/rit when things go wrong | |
| VHC | M. W. Knight | Improved carbon ne/eds light pressure only to activate | |
| VHC | W. T. Meade-King | What’s that moaning at the harbour? Barge/es oiled | |
| VHC | Col R. H. N. Osmond | Children invariably put fai/r own-ups before all else | |
| VHC | Mrs N. Perry | You/r own people’s estimation?—“Ha! ‘Snow’ gone to ‘Pot’” | |
| VHC | R. Postill | When running ba/re, nobleman mustn’t be caught by c-cold | C = chaud |
| VHC | Rev H. B. Roberts | Control your Gir/l, “Amour” Corsets | |
| VHC | Mrs E. M. Simmonds | The usual ba/r and pastime was the hip variety | |
| VHC | J. G. Stubbs | The huge sink in the old inn was the family ba/r and pastime | |
| VHC | A. P. Vincent | Gate won’t shut—there’s a screw loose. Nota ben/e! |
HCs in competition 987 awarded to: