Ximenes Competition No. 46 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 45 | 47 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Mar 1947 | LYSANDER | normal | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. R. Malcolm | Loved her dissolute French friend and caused some talk | her + anag. of ami (Fr) = Hermia, lover of L. in MND; ref. ‘Some talk of… L.’, song ‘The British Grenadiers’ |
| Second | Capt C. Tyers | “But who is here? ——! On the ground!” Recce finished, perhaps | ref. MND II.2.100; aircraft |
| Third | Mrs A. Buxton | On the ground said “Run through fire I will”: airborne did | ref. MND II.2.100-103; aircraft |
| HC | C. Allen Baker | Her misdirected aim got him | her + anag. of aim = Hermia, lover of L. in MND |
| HC | M. A. Anderson | Dream lover was grounded, but put up his wings later | ref. MND II.2.100; aircraft |
| HC | D. Ashcroft | Darnley’s mixed up in the plot of 24 June | anag.; midsummer night, ref. MND |
| HC | Mrs Baird | “Proceed, moon” said this lover. Should he not have said otherwise “Lend rays for me”? | anag.; ref. MND V.1.262 |
| HC | N. A. Breeze | Tough general who used to rend and slay | anag.; Spartan admiral |
| HC | F. A. Clark | Fiddle and lyres! See, the conquering hero comes! | anag.; Spartan admiral |
| HC | J. Dangerfield | Some talk of, but the Darnleys have made, such a great name | anag.; ref. ‘Some talk of … L. … great names’, song ‘The British Grenadiers’ |
| HC | C. E. Gates | Possibly slyer and definitely less of a hero than a Grenadier | anag.; ref. ‘Some talk of … L.’, song The British Grenadiers |
| HC | P. A. Hall | In one particular dream his night seemed to be full of large dogs, and lyres out of tune | anag.; ref. MND I.1.144 ‘collied’ (i.e. full of collies) |
| HC | W. S. Holdsworth | As a German A.A. gunner said “Thou art not by mine eye, ——, found” etc. | ref. MND III.2.180; L. target for German anti-aircraft |
| HC | R. Macleod | Obs. plane, not comparable with a British bomber | ref. observer aircraft; ‘Some talk of … L. … none that can compare … to the British Grenadiers’, song |
| HC | T. W. Melluish | Ordered “Proceed moon,” Darnley’s ’plane crashed in Athens 404 B.C. | ref. MND V.1.262; anag.; aircraft; Spartan admiral |
| HC | Maj D. P. M. Michael | Distinguished Ancient Mariner, Bridegroom and Wedding-guest in a Dream | 2 mngs.; ref. Spartan admiral and MND |
| HC | R. Postill | R.A.F. type—not to be compared with a Grenadier | ref. aircraft; ‘Some talk of … L. … none that can compare … to the British Grenadiers’, song |
| HC | D. W. Reed | Spartan: has grit but no match for a grenadier | sand is in Lysander; ‘Some talk of … L. … none that can compare … to the British Grenadiers’, song |
| HC | Miss C. F. Sampson | Work days disorganised through a broken railway line—enough to make one Spartan! | anag. of days LNER; ref. Spartan admiral, rail company |
| HC | Miss D. W. Taylor | Old French Lil and ’er boy-friend, in a dream | lys (Fr. = lily) and ’er; ref. MND |
| HC | G. C. Turner | A marshal is wanted for L.N.E. yards | Spartan admiral; anag.; rail company |
No Runners-Up in competition 46