Ximenes Competition No. 660 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 656 | 664 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 660 | Sep 1961 | RUBBER | Misprints | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. N. Chignell | The aches may come back after another of these; you need a masseur | ashes; 2 mngs. |
| Second | R. E. Scraton | Misprints defeat me: I’m no longer a match for howlers! | bowlers; 2 mngs.; r. can’t correct printing errors |
| Third | B. Burton | One who feels regret, apparently, about Paris’s favourite in contest for best of three dames | games; BB in ruer; Brigitte Bardot |
| HC | D. B. J. Ambler | Fraser, needing two games to win, may easily be extended | eraser; 3 mngs.; ref. Neale F., tennis |
| HC | F. D. H. Atkinson | Difficulty the western part of Berlin is up against: it’s a gate East and West are trying to secure | game; rub Ber(lin); ref. bridge and building of B. Wall |
| HC | Capt A. S. Birt | A number of dames take upper crust books—“The Queen”, for instance | games; r U bb ER |
| HC | P. R. Clemow | I clean the blackboard and give a kind of free period for card games | tree; 3 mngs. |
| HC | T. N. Dowse | The best of serves eliminates faults | series; 2 mngs. |
| HC | A. B. Gardner | A little waist, perhaps, is what you need to demonstrate a two-way stretch | whist; 2 mngs. |
| HC | J. M. Hendrie | Bottle’s nightly enjoyment will remove unwanted lines | Battle; 2 mngs.; ref. Charles Lamb, ‘Mrs Battle’s opinions on Whist’ |
| HC | V. Jennings | Needed for a wife—a number of hands! | wipe; 2 mngs. |
| HC | L. Johnson | Play about sink, with left tendency, gives message | massage; ebb (rev.) in RUR; ref. Capek play |
| HC | F. E. Newlove | Closing gate vital to both sides is cause of friction with W. Berlin | game; rub Ber(lin); ref. B. Wall |
| HC | R. Postill | One difficulty with West Berlin is the stiff fine for taking marks out | stuff; rub Ber(lin) |
| HC | Rev E. G. Riley | American overshot target set at bridge | overshoe; 2 mngs. |
| HC | A. Robins | Buick with soft texture tyres will demonstrate its versatility | brick; 2 mngs. |
| HC | T. E. Sanders | Move to exert pressure against Western sector of Berlin. Something needed to help stop a war | car (i.e. brake); rub Ber(lin); ref. B. Wall |
| HC | Miss D. W. Taylor | Winning at cards puts the spring in your footfall | football; 2 mngs. |
| HC | A. D. Walker | Portion of game like old fowls that’s tough and chewy | bowls; 2 mngs. |
| HC | J. F. N. Wedge | Fraser Eliminates Mark—Might Stop Laver? | eraser; 3 mngs.; wash-basin stopper; ref. Wimbledon: Neale Fraser, Bob Mark, Rod Laver |
| HC | Cdr D. P. Willan | Fraser, the exponent of a polished performance, winning the best of three | eraser; 3 mngs.; ref. Neale F., tennis |
Runners-Up in competition 660: