Ximenes Competition No. 29 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 28 | 30 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Jul 1946 | RATAN | normal | 15 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Mrs L. Jarman | A limited company might be floated, with this reliable staff | cryptic def.; i.e. ratans could make a flimsy raft |
| Second | G. Bowness | He’s usually T.T. now, this dry old stick | i.e. usually spelt rattan |
| Third | Lt R. H. Lemon | Usually, as here, found just inside the door at any house | hidden & lit. |
| HC | C. B. Daish | A stick of little use to Noah in his Ararat anchorage | hidden |
| HC | L. E. Eyres | Cane used by headmaster at an “execution” | hidden |
| HC | Maj A. H. Giles | You should hand the palm to those who go in for walking and stick to it | 2 defs. |
| HC | Mrs N. J. Griffin | Raft for war-time ferry service in the Navy? | ATA (Air Transport Auxiliary) in RN |
| HC | P. A. Hall | We have taken 13’s baton, so now he plies without | anag. of Palestrina (composer, no. 13 in puzzle) less plies |
| HC | L. Johnson | Cane? A constituent of sugar, at any rate | hidden |
| HC | G. T. Knight | Walker with it goes all the stronger at having run about in the past | at in ran |
| HC | C. R. Malcolm | Complexion of gunners made to stick in Malaya | RA tan |
| HC | R. Postill | Ferry pilots in the Navy? Special sort of staff job, I suppose! | ATA (Air Transport Auxiliary) in RN |
| HC | Miss D. W. Taylor | Sticky palm which my be read in a fair at any time | hidden; like a stick |
| HC | L. D. Wakely | “Sticky” reconstruction of remains after I dropped out of a train | anag. less I; like a stick |
| HC | W. H. J. Wheeler | An art form used by Chaplin in his early films | anag.; ref. Charlie C.’s cane |
No Runners-Up in competition 29