Ximenes Competition No. 386 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 382 | 390 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 386 | May 1956 | CLEITHRAL | normal | 18 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Dr W. M. Easther | Certainly well-covered up above—call it her “bust,” perhaps | anag. |
| Second | J. S. Young | How the Abbey National draw customers with their call to build anew | anag.; ref. building society logo, a couple under a ‘roof’ umbrella |
| Third | C. J. Morse | As a variation, “hermetical” would do with a little latitude for me | anag. with l. for me, & lit. |
| HC | J. W. Bates | Badly built cellar having indirect hit may need repair to make it so | anag. & lit. |
| HC | Mrs G. Bonsall | A bridge opening is thoroughly slated—ruined their call! | anag., 2 defs. |
| HC | A. H. P. Cardew | I’m ill and the car all smashed up—but I’m completely covered | anag. |
| HC | P. M. Coombs | Call it her being “restricted by overheads,” if you like, but “broke” it is, really! | anag. |
| HC | Cdr H. H. L. Dickson | 100% of the rich all live in such a house: 90% could build it | anag. less h, & lit. |
| HC | L. E. Eyres | Even poor men would dislike a home that was not so, and to nearly all the rich it would be shattering | anag. less h |
| HC | J. A. Fincken | Ill applied to the car that’s convertible | anag. & lit. |
| HC | C. E. Gates | With half the ceilings in need of repair, it’s endless drudgery keeping a roof over one’s head | anag. of ceil(ings) + thral(l) |
| HC | S. B. Green | Their call for having The Way to the Stars banned must be thrown out | anag.; ref. 1945 film |
| HC | F. H. W. Hawes | All the Dublin policemen blown up under one roof! | anag. incl. RIC; ref. British police force in pre-independence Ireland |
| HC | T. W. Melluish | “Quite over-canopied …” With luscious woodbine? No! You spoil it all—With half cheroots! | anag. incl. cher(oots); ref. M.N.D. II.1.251; w. cigarette brand |
| HC | N. Pensam | Like wrens in a nest, making their call | anag.; canopied nest |
| HC | E. J. Rackham | With roof intact, includes h. and c.—but the rest is a literal ruin! | anag. of h c literal |
| HC | Mrs E. M. Simmonds | Quite unlike the Open Air Theatre—taking their call disgracefully | anag. |
| HC | M. Woolf | Opening pair, making 150, hit runs in real abandon—that’s the kind of stand appreciated at Old Trafford! | CL + anag. of hit real; ref. rainy cricket ground |
Runners-Up in competition 386: