Ximenes Competition No. 1002 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 1000 | 1006 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1002 | Apr 1968 | PILLAGE | normal | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | G. H. Willett | Be a stripper—put a becoming behind in the big money | lag in pile |
| Second | C. Allen Baker | For strip tease—the Pigalle | anag. |
| Third | Sir S. Kaye | Leader of Party that’s inducing mounting rancour should get the sack | P + gall (rev.) in i.e. |
| VHC | F. D. H. Atkinson | Rifle bore and sear | pill age (vb) |
| VHC | M. J. Balfour | A stack without frost-proof covering—say sacking—often spoils | lag in pile, 2 defs. |
| VHC | D. P. Chappell | Results of spoiling the boy with internal ailment—Liveryish? | ill in page; livery (obs.) = handing over |
| VHC | P. M. Coombs | Head of party bad; time to sack | p ill age |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | What’s often felt a large store gives an opening for—not-so-petty pilfering | lag (= strip of felt) in pile |
| VHC | B. Franco | Manifestation of wickedness in one who holds up trains | ill in page, & lit. |
| VHC | R. R. Greenfield | Mounting bitterness in member of black and white group can cause this | gall (rev.) in pie, & lit. |
| VHC | A. Henrici | Pigalle changes spoil strip time | anag. |
| VHC | N. L. Hindley | The era of tranquillisers, boosters, narcotics, etc—it’s really devastating | pill age |
| VHC | E. M. Hornby | Aftermath of battle when there were cannon-balls? | i.e. pill age |
| VHC | A. D. Legge | There’s wickedness in one who holds up a train to commit robbery | ill in page |
| VHC | J. D. H. Mackintosh | Although late in the post, this may carry off a prize | lag in pile |
| VHC | H. S. Mason | Robbery with violence: one remedy—a long stretch | pill age |
| VHC | Mrs E. McFee | You could see the leaders of lamented Aldwych gang in Tons of Money—and Plunder | l, a, g in pile; ref. farces, R. Lynn, T. Walls, etc. |
| VHC | R. Postill | Control of modern generation needs time—and pluck | pill age |
| VHC | A. Sellings | Ravine, difficult for would-be champion to circumvent | ill in page; ravine2 |
| VHC | Mrs E. M. Simmonds | Drop a fag-end in the nuclear plant and you’ll get the sack | lag in pile |
| VHC | G. R. Webb | Fifty-fifty Silver splits the prize—what any true brigand would do | L L Ag in pie; ref. Treasure Island |
HCs in competition 1002 awarded to: