Ximenes Competition No. 764 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 760 | 769 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 764 | Sep 1963 | SHIMMY-SHAKE | normal | 29 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | S. Goldie | A hop in the days of Prohibition would make m-me s-say h-hik! | anag.; hop1,2 |
| Second | L. A. J. Duthie | A vibration of the chassis before rock | shimmy + shake, & lit. |
| Third | J. Flood | I’m near a breakdown. She’s my hakim (qualified) | anag.; breakdown = NA dance |
| HC | R. B. Adcock | What to do if partner’s trembling and bust makes him shy! | anag. |
| HC | Dr R. L. Bell | Flappers’ step in for sheikhs! If shy, kamis hem flutters showing trembling knees! | anag.; 2 defs.; in = fashionable; ‘shakes’ |
| HC | J. M. Bennett | It was the vibration of Pickford’s van which put that man of mine in a d-dither! | him + my in s-shake; see van2; ref. Mary P.; Pickfords removal co. |
| HC | Rev C. M. Broun | Only a half of whisky and Shem, Ham and I are fuddled—that made all the couples seem to wobble! | anag. incl (whi)sky; ref. Noah’s ark |
| HC | P. M. Coombs | A slip—crack! My inside, too! Bit old for modern dancing! | my in Shim + shake; shim = slip2; shake = render |
| HC | L. D. J. Gatt | A sort of twist split my slip from back to front | i.e. shake my shim; shim = slip2; shake = render |
| HC | E. Gomersall | My inside shivers in foretaste of the Twist! | my in shim, shake (both= shiver); see shiver2 |
| HC | R. McD. Graham | Mike-shy hams are enough to give one the shivers! | anag.; radio hams |
| HC | J. Harwood | I’m attached to Bond’s boss and shy about it—if Heska gets involved too, there will be a dance | I’m + M in shy + anag.; James B’s boss = M |
| HC | H. A. Hayes | Mike-shy hams sent old jiggle | anag.; radio hams; poss. ref. to Morse code |
| HC | A. Lawrie | Granddad’s twist is thin-cut plug—horrific—gosh, object about it! | shim + H in my! sake1; H, film classification |
| HC | Mrs S. M. Macpherson | Dad’s version of the twist! Mum! I’m shy twisting in formation | sh! I’m + anag. in make |
| HC | Dr T. J. R. Maguire | De Havilland’s thrilling. Valentino’s sound for some thrilling dance | shimmy2 + ‘sheikh’; thrilling = shaking; de H. aircraft; ref. Rudolph V. in film “The Sheikh”; Olivia de H., actress |
| HC | Mrs E. McFee | Quaker should be able to do this kind of Fox-trot! Twisting makes him shy | anag.; ref. George Fox, founder of Quakers |
| HC | D. P. M. Michael | Sheikh and helpless maids may wanton in abandoned dance | anag. incl. m(aid)s |
| HC | C. J. Morse | A pulsating romantic role for Valentino (we hear) made the Twenties shiver with delight! | shimmy2 + ‘sheikh’; ref. Rudolph V. in film “The Sheikh” |
| HC | S. E. Morton | A seductive dance needing only a chemise—and a cocktail perhaps for good measure | shimmy1 shake |
| HC | Flt Off L. W. G. Oxley | Hashish, dead leaves, sprinkled with rum makes my supply original twist! | anag. of h(ash)ish makes my; ash = corpse; twist of tobacco |
| HC | Mrs N. Perry | Twisting Sheikh Sammy performed at flappers’ hops | anag. |
| HC | E. J. Rackham | “Restless ecstasy” might provide clue for solver. Pass him my Shakespeare—let him look in that! | hidden; ref. Macbeth III.2 |
| HC | D. W. Reeds | I make my sh-sh-shivers show | anag. & lit. |
| HC | T. E. Sanders | The sort of measure that makes feminine underwear split | shimmy1 shake & lit.; shake = render |
| HC | J. R. Scarr | What Katy did, according to her brother? Ask him. My! She’s crazy | anag.; ref. song ‘I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate’ [see comments] |
| HC | Mrs E. M. Simmonds | His Highness may kiss me? That’s enough to produce shudders from a slip of a girl! | anag. incl. HH, shimmy2 + shake |
| HC | F. B. Stubbs | Black-bottom? Not exactly. Pardon my slip—I take that back! | shim my shake, shake my shim; shim = slip2; shake (hands) = settle differences |
| HC | Miss D. W. Taylor | An affair of wriggling hams, with sobbing mikes and syncopated harmony | anag. incl. h(armon)y, & lit. |
Runners-Up in competition 764: