Ximenes Competition No. 1071 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 1066 | 1076 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1071 | Aug 1969 | ORACLE | Printer’s Devilry | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Mrs E. M. Pardo | Children taking piano lessons soon learn the sign “f/f” | |
| Second | R. A. Dehn | White House f/anfare on TV; No-play girls with Nixon | Mary W.; v. no4 in C. |
| Third | R. A. Harvey | The latest di/ver model touches bottom in one plunge | Dior |
| VHC | F. D. H. Atkinson | p.m.—Went to the country, sought f/arm and ate | |
| VHC | C. Allen Baker | From mini to maxi—I’d call that di/vergent! | Dior |
| VHC | R. S. Caffyn | Di/ver: man for whom lines are absolutely vital | Dior |
| VHC | P. R. Clemow | Shown by di/vers able to drop over stern with plunging line | Dior |
| VHC | Mrs M. P. Craine | To pick any card o/ver knave needs only the simplest technique | |
| VHC | H. W. Jenkins | Ford—i/f ’tis not a ravine | Dior |
| VHC | Sir S. Kaye | The tragic mo/ment Man by Nature was tricked into murder | Othello |
| VHC | Mrs B. Lewis | So hungry—and po/rk, ami! I might be tempted to help myself to a pound or two | |
| VHC | D. P. M. Michael | Welsh resort toc/sin—alarm as new quay blows up | |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Mistress sketches outré bust of lo/ver-boy | |
| VHC | F. E. Newlove | So po/rk can’t agree with the figure—she’s checked, on the balance | |
| VHC | Miss M. J. Patrick | My govern/ment, father, would never allow corporal punishment | |
| VHC | R. Postill | Gillette f/ans have a notion that W. G. never really entertained! | |
| VHC | E. O. Seymour | If the play’s theme is Po/verty, Nan will stage it nude | Kenneth Tynan |
| VHC | I. C. Snell | “Bardot takes the veil”—a Wayf/arer Picture | |
| VHC | Brig R. F. E. Stoney | Rocket’s rider jumped fearlessly f/ar round Landing-place No. 1 | French showjumper, medallist in 1968 Olympics |
| VHC | M. J. Suckling | Instead of ten years, at the mo/ment judge might give less | Dartmoor prison |
| VHC | R. A. A. Willens | Just water f/ricandeau for a cure | curé |
| VHC | M. A. Williams | The plunge is for di/ver setting off for pearls | Dior |
| VHC | M. Woolf | With a “la, te, do, so, me”, finish on tonic “f/a, re”. Yes—just what’s wanted |
HCs in competition 1071 awarded to: