Ximenes Competition No. 181 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 180 | 182 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 181 | Dec 1951 | HANGABLE | normal | 15 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | D. J. Furley | Constable’s work may secure this verdict in England: in America they prefer warmer execution | double mng.; ref. painter, electric chair |
| Second | Mrs N. Fisher | At the opening hour an actor’s likely to be strung up | h + an + (Clark) Gable |
| Third | S. B. Green | The sailor in the corner at The Horse’s Head is apt to take a drop! | H + AB in angle |
| HC | D. L. L. Clarke | Hareng éventré; competent—worth putting on the line | ha(re)ng + able; gutted herring (Fr) |
| HC | S. Goldie | After shooting, how’s the game? Capital? In Bengal—ah, that’s different! | anag.; 2 defs.; capital punishment |
| HC | C. P. Grant | Constables are often responsible for such a verdict in the eyes of good judges | double mng.; ref. painter |
| HC | T. O. Hughes | Leading piece of handiwork by one who makes pictures suitable for the gallery | h + an + (Clark) Gable |
| HC | Mrs L. Jarman | Mouth in a potty place, foot missing! Dali’s so—equivocal | gab in Hanle(y); town in the Potteries |
| HC | M. B. McIlroy | With a three-quarter size ball Hagen might he upset and made liable to swing in a different way | anag. incl. bal(l); ref. Walter H., US golfer |
| HC | M. Newman | Confronted with the inevitable loophole that lets all murderers down | cryptic def.; noose |
| HC | Mrs A. M. Osmond | Mistletoe is on the wall, stockings are on the bedpost, and turkey is in the larder—I am darn competent! | hang! able; 3 hangable items |
| HC | Mrs M. G. Porter | “My impression of Salvador Dali,” by Sir Alfred Munnings (or Henry Moore?) | cryptic def.; opponent and proponent of modern art |
| HC | E. R. Prentice | Subject to the stress of mortal coil? | cryptic def.; noose |
| HC | D. W. Reeds | I’m capable, depend upon it, but liable to open trap at official function! | hang + able; scaffold trap-door |
| HC | J. F. N. Wedge | So the Corporal was thought to be in suspense—and then the Island turned up! | hang + Elba (rev.); ref. Napoleon, ‘the Little Corporal’ |
Runners-Up in competition 181: