Ximenes Competition No. 1143 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 1140 | 1145 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1143 | Xmas 1970 | MORGIANA | normal | 19 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. Allen Baker | Pantomime dame: a man disguised, with a built-in bust | orgia in anag.; see orgy and bust2 |
| Second | Miss V. K. Abrahams | Go-slow involved big power cut: I improvised oil burner | gian(t) in mora; ref. electricity industry work-to-rule in Dec. 1970 |
| Third | J. C. Leyland | My name’s made after weird power involves opening of grotto, one with gold in | or + g(old) + I in mana & lit. |
| VHC | T. E. Bell | I settled the gold gang’s leader in the Thousand and One Tales | or + g(ang) in MI ana & lit. |
| VHC | R. M. S. Cork | She felled the band leader, letting arm go in a dance | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | J. Crowther | I groan, am jarred—as all my victims said? | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | J. A. Fincken | A-roaming, when well oiled, her victims could go no more | anag. & lit.; w.o. = drunk |
| VHC | J. B. Hallissey | I’m an “agro” crazy girl who gave potted thieves some “bovver” | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. V. Harry | I thrust into villainous captain a sharp piece of steel | I in Morgan + a & lit.; ref. Capt. Henry M.; piece = woman |
| VHC | R. N. Haygarth | She set fire to some Arabian oil, damaging a rig in Oman | anag. of a rig with Oman |
| VHC | A. Lawrie | One got after a piratical chief encompassing Ali’s end | (Al)i in Morgan + a & lit.; ref. Capt. Henry M. |
| VHC | L. F. Leason | Drunkenly a-roaming, she downed the contents of many a jar | anag.; down = put down, overthrow |
| VHC | Mrs B. Lewis | Thwarted a roaming band of robbers—she got them jugged | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | I dispose of the leader of outlaws in miscellany of grim tales | o(utlaws) in anag. + ana & lit. |
| VHC | R. Postill | Aga being out involved minor upset; I cooked with oil | anag. of Aga with minor; ref. electricity industry work-to-rule in Dec. 1970 |
| VHC | K. C. Slater | Slave-girl revels in man’s undoing | orgia in anag. & lit. |
| VHC | J. Sparrow | Agro man I cooked | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | W. Spendley | This old oil-heater will take a short while to set right again | mo + anag. incl. r.; set = arranged |
| VHC | G. R. Webb | Nothing in weirdly grim tales equals the resourceful slave-girl | O in anag. + ana + lit. |
HCs in competition 1143 awarded to: