Ximenes Competition No. 690 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 686 | 694 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 690 | Apr 1962 | ASCERTAIN | normal | 17 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Miss D. W. Taylor | Find the right answer? Sure—the first of April’s over! | A ’s certain; date of puzzle |
| Second | C. J. Morse | “A canter is, when unorthodox”—that could be SECTARIAN, but you want to make sure! | anag. & lit.; puzzle offered alternative solutions |
| Third | J. A. Fincken | To resolve, solvers must regard as inevitable! | as certain; resolve = solve again; ref. puzzle |
| HC | J. E. Biggin | Prove Cartesian coordinate | anag. |
| HC | Rev C. M. Broun | Arsenic taken (but with no chance of being discovered)—poisoned! What we need is to get proof | anag. less ken; i.e. outside our ken |
| HC | C. O. Butcher | See the light? Don’t look on it —— —— like some will do! | as certain; ref. puzzle |
| HC | G. H. Clarke | Deranged sectarian? One carries little weight in Rome, see? | anag., as (= weight) certain (= one) |
| HC | J. McI. Cruickshank | To make sure of getting south in a first class service, take a different train | S in ace + anag. |
| HC | H. W. Flewett | Cartesian puzzled how to find indubitable truth | anag. |
| HC | S. B. Green | Frantic scare over Tory leader: Mac’s own following determines to discover the facts | anag. + T ain; ref. Harold MacMillan |
| HC | R. R. Greenfield | Sectarian ties himself in knots to find the truth | anag. |
| HC | C. Koop | In case Art goes astray, make sure that’s kept right here! | anag.; ref. e.g. Leonardo painting |
| HC | Dr J. P. Lester | Cartesian co-ordinate provides a way to find the correct answer | anag. |
| HC | W. L. Miron | It’s an acre—plough it to make sure | anag. |
| HC | R. Postill | Satire can wound: however, some also helps to discover the truth | anag., as certain |
| HC | A. Robins | Prove unreliable in car-seat | anag. |
| HC | T. L. Strange | What The Observer may do—set crania in a whirl! | anag. |
No Runners-Up in competition 690