Ximenes Competition No. 293 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 291 | 295 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 293 | Jul 1954 | CAB | normal | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | F. E. Newlove | I’m often picked up in the street; for Spanish gentlemen it’s me before all the pride of Piccadilly! | i.e. cab + all Eros = caballeros |
| Second | Mrs L. Jarman | Note the flag’s position, waggle away at the driver, and you may arrive in one! | cryptic def.; golf; For Hire flag |
| Third | Miss D. W. Taylor | What goes into this Rank production is hackneyed fare | cryptic def.; Rank films; Hackney carriage |
| HC | A. H. Allender | The horse in this is fantastic. The opposite is just macabre | i.e. macabre = cab in mare |
| HC | C. Allen Baker | Half a small room—sharing a bath with about sixteen others—no wonder I’m a growler! | (a) cab(in), 2 defs.; cab2, bath2; growler = horse-drawn cab |
| HC | Mrs A. R. Boorman | One for the road? That’s almost three pints! | 2 mngs., cab1,2 |
| HC | P. B. Chapman | After his hundred Jack gains on the clock—a run-making machine! | C + AB; Jack = sailor; taximeter clock |
| HC | W. Darby | One for the road. but probably not a quick one, there being more than a quart of the original French left | cab(riolet) (Fr.); cab1,2 |
| HC | Cdr H. H. L. Dickson | There’s nearly three pints there, but I’m for keeping the driver dry | 2 mngs. |
| HC | J. H. Dingwall | Affords driver protection from rain—but maybe not from hail? | 2 mngs.; hail a cab |
| HC | S. B. Green | One of the many aids to translation to be found in Homer | 2 mngs.; translation = removal; cab2, homer1 [see comments] |
| HC | J. W. Jenkins | In the transport shelter one can get a few pints and a floor show, free of charge | cab(aret), 2 defs.; cab1,2; aret (obs) = entrust |
| HC | C. R. Malcolm | Keeps the flag flying in the ranks | cryptic def.; For Hire flag |
| HC | C. J. Morse | Homer too large a volume? Then try this. It’s for people in a hurry—the modern shortened version | cab(riolet); cab2, homer1 |
| HC | K. Perry | Coin is missing from American’s hand-bag—job for Holmes! | cabas less as3; job = hired carriage |
| HC | C. P. Rea | Less than three pints ensures that the driver is not under the weather | 2 mngs.; cab1,2 |
| HC | A. Robins | Towards the end of my day with horses, I’m tired, or have a tender behind! | cryptic def.; tire2, tender3 |
| HC | W. Rodgers | Three pints, and one for the road: it’s the simplest thing to have a smash | anag. of ABC, 2 defs; cab1,2 |
| HC | J. Thompson | A Scotsman takes one—it may be with hesitation!—if he’s having a fling | cab(er), & lit. |
| HC | R. Thorburn | Out of the first three. Flagged in front—at corners and in the straight? | anag. of ABC; For Hire flag; pick-up locations |
| HC | J. F. N. Wedge | I’m free-lance and have no stage commitments—perhaps Rank has an opening for me! | cryptic def.; bus fare stages; Rank films |
Runners-Up in competition 293: