Ximenes Competition No. 23 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 22 | 24 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Apr 1946 | HICATEE | normal | 16 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | O. Carlton Smith | I took a deep breath and came in front of puss with ease | hi (aspirated ‘I’) cat ‘Es’; puss = hare; ref. fable of hare and tortoise |
| Second | F. A. Clark | “I teach English spelling reform.” “In a word, you’ve taught us phonetically” | anag. of I teach E; ‘taught us’ = tortoise |
| Third | C. B. Joyner | In a Hydropathic a teetotaller naturally takes the water | hidden |
| HC | P. J. Chubb | Were there golfers among the Romans in the testudo? Anyway, this one had a tee | hic (= this, L.) a tee; testudo (L.) = tortoise |
| HC | H. S. Fielden | The Catherine turns turtle when deserted by the Royal Navy | anag. less RN |
| HC | S. B. Green | Fresh-water addict showing sign of inebriation after one small peg? Preposterous! | hic! a tee; preposterous = inverted |
| HC | C. D. Hallows | Was the caddy slow, or had the golfer lunched too well? | i.e. ‘hic! a tee’; slow like a tortoise |
| HC | A. Y. Jessiman | For use at the Lord Mayor’s banquet, heat, add ice and stir | anag. of heat ice; turtle soup traditionally served at L.M.’s banquet |
| HC | Mrs F. M. Laing | Taught us by ear—i.e. teach differently | anag.; ‘tortoise’ |
| HC | C. R. Malcolm | These hundred Romans in testudo formation stand at ease! | hi (= these, L.) C at ‘Es’; testudo (L.) = tortoise |
| HC | T. E. Sanders | Heat ice to make a specimen of fresh-water | anag. of heat ice |
| HC | Miss G. Savory | “He taught us here,” said the Mock Turtle “in Latin.” “And at ease, I hope.” said Alice, kindly | hic (= here, L.) at ‘Es’; ref. Alice in Wonderland, ch. 9, “We called him the tortoise because he taught us” |
| HC | J. C. W. Springbett | Hare was beaten by the ace I served, but it was not at Wimbledon | anag. of the ace I; ref. Charles Hare, fable of hare and tortoise |
| HC | Flt Lt P. H. Taylor | On exploding H.E.’s, oddly enough, a shell and its contents remain quite whole | anag. of aitch ee |
| HC | H. D. Wakely | Caesar’s here with a sand emplacement for a testudo | hic (= here, L.) a tee; testudo (L.) = tortoise |
| HC | I. Wishart | Inebriated tortoise’s request for a peg? | hic! a tee |
No Runners-Up in competition 23