Ximenes Competition No. 800 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 796 | 804 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800 | May 1964 | Charlemagne, Emperor of the West | Anagram | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. A. Mostyn | Men greet fresh law epoch at Rome | |
| Second | I. Cousins | Calm emerges. The new hope for Art | |
| Third | F. G. Illingworth | Now the arts emerge, for help came | |
| VHC | A. J. Barnard | Helmet—Spear—Gore—Fame—The Crown | |
| VHC | C. O. Butcher | Got ephemeral crown—there’s fame! | |
| VHC | R. S. Caffyn | More than power graces me, he felt | |
| VHC | J. Crowther | We help fête Rome’s great monarch | |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | … whom Leo names her great prefect | Pope Leo III |
| VHC | Cdr H. H. L. Dickson | Rome was then the place of merger | |
| VHC | J. A. Fincken | Top schemer me of great new realm | |
| VHC | Mrs N. Fisher | Great hero, whom feal men respect | |
| VHC | P. D. Gaffey | Rome gets helper from wet Aachen | supposed birthplace |
| VHC | D. Hawson | He a gentle Mars—who more perfect? | |
| VHC | A. J. Hughes | Place of the merger, then, was Rome | |
| VHC | Mrs E. McFee | Hero gets crown—ample fame there! | |
| VHC | B. A. Pike | Cheers met the regal man of power | |
| VHC | Mrs G. Ratkowska | Realms of peace then grew thro’ me | |
| VHC | J. Riley | Welcome sphere for the great man | |
| VHC | Miss M. Smith | Sceptre, throne, fame regale whom? | |
| VHC | J. B. Sweeting | Grasp fame? Me? The crown, Leo Three! | Pope Leo III |
| VHC | Mrs J. Thomas | Altogether new map for me! Cheers! | |
| VHC | Mrs M. P. Webber | Welcome sphere for the great man | |
| VHC | P. B. G. Williams | Got ephemeral crown—there’s fame! |
HCs in competition 800 awarded to: