Ximenes Competition No. 28 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 27 | 29 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Jul 1946 | HELCOSIS | normal | 16 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | A. E. Wynne | “This is giving me sheol (sic),” said Job | anag. & lit.; ref. Job 7:5 |
| Second | Mrs M. B. Caithness | How to solve ulcer trouble: try an outsize chisel | anag. of OS chisel |
| Third | C. Koop | The Way of All Proud Flesh | cryptic def.; proud = raised; cf. Samuel Butler title |
| HC | H. G. Butters | His inside is close but upset, hence inflammation | anag. in his |
| HC | T. A. L. Cairns | If you dabble in ice-slosh, you may, it seems, get an ulceration | anag. |
| HC | G. N. Collins | The hoss is upset with lice. You’re bound to get soreness | anag. |
| HC | J. M. Doulton | Ochlesis is endemic in Mysore | anag.; o. = morbid condition due to overcrowding; pun on ‘my sore’ |
| HC | C. E. Gates | Roughly close his open sore | anag |
| HC | P. Irving | His close disposition is a sore point | anag. |
| HC | T. W. Melluish | Plain, flat, square member rising in his inflammatory state | socle (rev.) in his |
| HC | A. E. North | This unhealthy condition might be the result of overcrowding | anag. of ochlesis |
| HC | E. H. Pascoe | A chisel so manipulated is sore to the skin | anag. |
| HC | D. I. Randell | O for a Lachesis to resolve this sore problem! | anag. with O for a |
| HC | T. E. Sanders | The inflammatory process by which, I hear, Hades warms itself | ‘hell coses’ |
| HC | R. C. Shorter | Some disturbance in Chile! S.O.S.! Will it matter? | anag.; matter = exude pus |
| HC | W. H. Wheeler | She is cold, penniless and distraught; a sore condition indeed! | anag. less d |
No Runners-Up in competition 28