Ximenes Competition No. 99 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 98 | 100 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | Mar 1949 | SCARABEE | normal | 19 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | E. B. Stevens | How Caesar came to be twisted round Cleopatra’s little finger? | anag. of Caesar be; scarab charm; Antony and C. |
| Second | Rev E. B. Peel | Caesar be blowed! Cleopatra found me charming | anag.; scarab charm; Antony and C. |
| Third | A. H. Taylor | Had Cleopatra some unusual charm, for Caesar to be led astray? | anag. of Caesar be; scarab charm; Antony and C. |
| HC | E. S. Ainley | A flier, in form, a real gem! (Remark about a 100 to one National horse) | c Arab in See!; scarab jewel |
| HC | C. Allen Baker | Amulet: see the seventh line of the Abracadabra triangle worked into it! | anag. of see ABRAC; inverted triangle with word reduced by one letter each row |
| HC | W. Darby | Might adorn Cleopatra, or be involved with Caesar | anag.; scarab jewel; Antony and C. |
| HC | Cdr H. H. L. Dickson | South, with ace bare, upset East’s completion of the contract | anag. incl. S; scarab used as seal |
| HC | J. Duffill | Has six legs and should fly in popular Lincoln races | anag. incl. Abe |
| HC | Brig W. E. Duncan | Sacrifice the charm of Cleopatra to be Caesar? | anag.; scarab charm; Antony and C. |
| HC | E. G. Durham | Arab advance in centre, with two flying and two armoured wings! No wonder Abe is in a panic! | i.e. …arab…, Abe in scare; beetle wings |
| HC | Mrs J. O. Fuller | Spades turn up and ruff bare aces! East’s good luck is quite creepy | anag.; archaeology; scarab charm |
| HC | S. R. Gibbs | Car’s gone wrong! Something in the bonnet? Just an insect | anag. + a bee |
| HC | I. C. Gilchrist | Cicatrice an insect! Aren’t you thinking of cockatrice? No, it’s cockchafer! | scar a bee |
| HC | D. Hawson | Aces bare after shuffling—a gem of a hand! | anag.; scarab jewel |
| HC | C. Koop | When is a dor not a dor? When it’s a charm! | cryptic def.; dor = mockery and dung-beetle |
| HC | A. F. Lerrigo | It could be Cleopatra’s charm that made Caesar be so confused | anag.; Antony and C. |
| HC | T. A. Martin | Bare aces can make a gem of a hand, although not usually in diamonds | anag.; scarab jewel |
| HC | P. M. Newey | A car’s troubled with something in the bonnet; look at the wings in case | anag. + a bee; beetle’s wing-case |
| HC | T. Wilson | Curiously shaped stone; found by a sailor lost among débris at foot of cliff | a and AB among scree |
Runners-Up in competition 99: