Ximenes Competition No. 15 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 14 | 16 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Jan 1946 | ARRANGES | normal | 18 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Mrs L. Jarman | Disposes of the angels of Mons finally, after a bishop’s letters | a RR anges |
| Second | C. Koop | What one does in the placing, more or less like a Ranji’s, makes a difference to the score | ‘a-Ranji’s’; music score; ref. Ranjitsinhji, cricketer |
| Third | G. Rowlands | Rare gas settles when mixed with nitrogen | anag. incl. N |
| HC | Mrs Baird | Even a backward army unit when supplied with out-of-date cooking appliances prepares for rows | RA (rev.) + ranges |
| HC | Miss M. Behrendt | The whole field embraced in early Roman art is instrumental in achieving order and harmony | range in ars |
| HC | H. Chown | The class in foreign art puts itself in order and the prominent artist returns to the ranks | range in ars, RA (rev.) + ranges |
| HC | Comdr H. H. L. Dickson | O for the rest of the blade to make fruit of sorts | i.e. arranges with o for ar (from oar) = oranges |
| HC | L. E. Eyres | Orders rang out: Behold the god of war! | rang in Ares |
| HC | Capt G. G. Howard | The Thebite Sun moves west, passes over and sets to music | Ra (rev.) + ranges |
| HC | J. S. Lindley | The “Sarge” ran, for the Gunners were backwards on the firing-grounds, and this naturally alters the score | anag., RA (rev.) + ranges |
| HC | A. I. Oldaker | Ordputser—rare gas mixed with a little nitrogen | anag. incl. N; i.e. puts in order |
| HC | A. P. O’Leary | An Anglican Bishop settles with a turbulent Roman group | a RR + a + anag. of gens |
| HC | Wren Pearce | Austin Reed makes grates? He’s initialled these, so that settles it | AR ranges |
| HC | W. O. Robertson | Settles housing shortage in Scottish island villages | Arran (villa)ges |
| HC | T. E. Sanders | Orders sounded among the French units for the gunners to go back to the front lines | rang in ares, RA (rev.) + ranges |
| HC | Rev G. R. H. Shafto | It’s a rare snag, surely, that facilitates one’s plans! | anag. |
| HC | F. L. Usher | Orders no teas in a R.A. Sergeants’ Mess | anag. less teas |
| HC | A. E. Wood | Disposes firing positions against the gunners’ rear | RA (rev.) + ranges |
No Runners-Up in competition 15