Ximenes Competition No. 115 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 114 | 116 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | Oct 1949 | MISNOMER | normal | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | D. P. M. Michael | Result of getting wrong first answer to Catechism is me! | anag. of N or M is me, and lit.; ref. C of E Catechism, “Q: What is your name? A: N. or M.” |
| Second | F. E. Newlove | Clement (in whom is no mercy) makes an example of me and gives me a hiding | hidden; example of m. |
| Third | H. J. Howells | Deceptive title like “Mousetrap”—presented by a son in mime before a king | anag. of son in mime + R; Hamlet III.2.237 |
| HC | D. Connell | Revolutionary signs in the Soviet Union. Joe called yellow—boy executed as an example | omens in mir1; Joe = 4d., yellow-boy = gold coin; Joseph Stalin |
| HC | A. B. Gardner | Put on to simmer, stirring gently; then as in “Jerusalem Artichokes” (q.v.) | anag.; m. for ‘girasole’, see artichoke in C. |
| HC | S. B. Green | Saint, perhaps, in whom is no merit | hidden and lit.; ref. ‘Saint’ books by L. Charteris |
| HC | Mrs L. Jarman | Conceivably a Roland for an Oliver, but definitely not an eye for an eye | cryptic def.; ref. paragons in ‘The Song of Roland’ |
| HC | R. H. Lemon | What is my name? The answer you’ll get from me is N. or M.—but that isn’t my right name | anag.; ref. C of E Catechism |
| HC | J. P. Lloyd | The wrong brand! Can’t you find me Minors for a change? | anag.; cigarette brand |
| HC | T. A. Martin | Minors disagree with me—it’s the wrong brand | anag.; cigarette brand |
| HC | Miss M. Mason | Miscalling a slam is no meritorious take-out | hidden; ref. bridge |
| HC | T. W. Melluish | False denomination deriving from immersion without the head being worried about? | anag. less i; baptism |
| HC | D. G. C. Mockridge | Wrong answer given in the Catechism—M. is N.—and it gets more confused afterwards! | M is N + anag. of more; ref. C of E Catechism |
| HC | C. J. Morse | A wrong name given in baptism is no mere trifle | hidden |
| HC | J. J. Mulligan | As seen in the Mons retreat in a sea of mud, the “Contemptible Army” was a noted one | anag. of Mons mire; ref. Kaiser’s description of British Expeditionary Force in WW1 |
| HC | J. Riley | Harpagon stores even his name, and gives a wrong one | nom (Fr.) in miser: ref. Molière, ‘L’Avare’ (The Miser) |
| HC | W. O. Robertson | How a man of Aberdeen, turning into a miser, got a bad name | mon (rev.) in miser |
| HC | Miss R. Saw | “N. or M. is me!” says the child. Let’s hope his godparents did not make a muddle of it | anag.; ref. C of E Catechism |
| HC | J. Thompson | Faulty calling: it disregards the spade convention | cryptic def.; ‘call a spade a spade’; ref. bridge |
| HC | D. L. Tuckett | An invalid baptism? Result of incomplete immersion! | anag. less i |
| HC | H. A. Upward | Incomplete immersion, maybe, for baptism | anag. less i |
Runners-Up in competition 115: