Ximenes Competition No. 1145 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 1143 | 1149 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1145 | Jan 1971 | GENIPAP | normal | 20 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. A. Mostyn | Is one of the madder types, to drive back containing strong drink | nipa in peg (rev.) |
| Second | E. R. Riddle | Drive back full of drink—what could be madder? | nipa in peg (rev.) |
| Third | E. M. Hornby | It has its roots low down and I dug | gen I pap |
| VHC | C. Allen Baker | A tree that’s preposterous in a small space | pine (rev.) in gap, & lit. |
| VHC | J. M. Brown | Tropical fruit to bring back and pass round | pine (rev.) in gap, & lit. |
| VHC | C. O. Butcher | Before being discarded orange-pip might make excellent fruit tree | anag. less or3 |
| VHC | J. Crowther | Tree (or fruit) that’s found to westward required in space provided here | pine (rev.) in gap, & lit. |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | When one’s plucked ’tis terribly appetising | anag. less ’tis, & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs N. Fisher | Return a tree in the space provided | pine (rev.) in gap, & lit. |
| VHC | R. R. Greenfield | Given the know-how, you can produce this from a pip | gen + anag., & lit. |
| VHC | R. B. Harling | ’Tis exotically appetising, ’tis plucked | anag. less ’tis, & lit. |
| VHC | E. G. Jones | One to be found in Epping? Only if transplanted | a in anag., & lit. |
| VHC | Miss J. S. Lumsden | Information I feed to the young bears fruit | gen I pap |
| VHC | D. P. M. Michael | With confidence I pulp fruit for W.I. jam-making | gen I pap; W.I. = West Indies |
| VHC | C. J. Morse | Mother’s half-baked, Dad’s not all there—and my cousin’s madder | geni(trix) + pap(a) |
| VHC | M. Newman | With know-how, what a pip could produce | gen + anag., & lit. |
| VHC | W. Rodgers | Queer pain in leg come back, makes one kind of madder | anag. in peg (rev.) |
| VHC | D. J. Short | Fruit’s back in trees, after pruning—very nice fruit, too | pine (rev.) in gap(ó) |
| VHC | D. H. Tompsett | What savage nip a poodle reveals—Lana’s that cut up | hidden; v. lana |
| VHC | R. Walden | W.I. produce information on one kind of baby-food | gen I pap; W.I. = West Indies |
HCs in competition 1145 awarded to: