Ximenes Competition No. 534 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 529 | 538 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 534 | Apr 1959 | RAIL-SPLITTER | normal | 17 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Capt A. S. Birt | Mock headache? One can make a real bar against unwanted company! | rail splitter |
| Second | H. Rotter | Curse the chap who won’t keep his mouth shut—he must have his cut before the stuff reaches the fence! | rail splitter |
| Third | D. P. M. Michael | He renders first-aid to fencer—supports patient’s head, calling for stretcher | rails p litter |
| HC | J. W. Bates | I’ll start pier fences | anag. & lit.; fences = conceals the truth |
| HC | J. H. Eyre | A guy who cuts up rough posts curt letters in a perverted form of reprisal | litt. (= letters) in anag. |
| HC | M. S. Y. Fowler | Guy preparing to deal with a fence in Chicago is sure to curse an informer | rail splitter; sure = surely, Amer. |
| HC | E. Gomersall | I saw trunks especially for the pale in America—fancy little pairs, the last thing in underwear! | anag. + r |
| HC | S. B. Green | Water-hens, for example, quietly brood in this American river | rails p litter; r.= one who rives |
| HC | Mrs E. J. Holmes | Guard against the informer! He’ll make things rough for the fence! | rail + splitter |
| HC | Mrs L. Jarman | What I part, trellis could be made of | anag. & lit. |
| HC | B. K. Kelly | He reduces the thickness of trunks but gives banter a severe headache | rail + splitter; see banting1 |
| HC | P. H. Morgan | A bar-wrecker may be a chestnut-cracker whose efforts cross the pale! | rail splitter |
| HC | C. J. Morse | What American’s interested in fencing?—messing about with sawn-off little rapiers! | anag. less e of little |
| HC | B. G. Quin | He has all the makings of a liar and a sneak; and he turns out a bit of a bounder! | anag. + splitter; bound3 |
| HC | T. E. Sanders | I’ve a nose for a bar—pale is what I make for! | rail + splitter; nose = informer; pale ale |
| HC | W. K. M. Slimmings | Guard against leaving no children: have a big brood—one to make you pale! | rail + sp (abbr.) + litter |
| HC | E. B. Stevens | For fences I part logs one way, and trellis I part another way | anag. |
Runners-Up in competition 534: