Ximenes Competition No. 864 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 860 | 868 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 864 | Aug 1965 | PATERNAL | normal | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | L. W. Jenkinson | A planter may well be concerned for his seed | anag. |
| Second | A. J. Hughes | Penal art is involved in the Mikado’s kind of way of governing | anag.; ref. “In a fatherly kind of way…”, introd. to song, Act II |
| Third | T. Anderson | How Husband feels outside hospital ward, mate having a set of triplets within? | a tern in pal; tern2 |
| VHC | Miss V. K. Abrahams | Learn tap dancing— pop style! | anag. |
| VHC | R. Abrey | The old man’s uncommon later ’n what’s like him | pa + anag. |
| VHC | C. Allen Baker | One given the right backing before long may go to the top of the pops | pate + an r. (rev.) + l.; l. = long |
| VHC | W. G. Arnott | Round, round, round a trio of the pops | a tern2 in lap (rev.) |
| VHC | F. D. H. Atkinson | Pop, pop, pop! What can describe the old man’s feelings? | i.e. pa ternal (= threefold) |
| VHC | C. O. Butcher | Disc, with a long following, cut by Ringo’s top of the pops | R in paten + a, l.; l. = long |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | Pa-pa’s pa-pa-pa? | i.e. pa ternal (= threefold) |
| VHC | J. A. Fincken | Art panel staggered—by Dada or Pop? | anag.; ref. Dada and Pop Art movements |
| VHC | W. F. Goodman | Crown and anchor operators get a pound from father | Pate RN a L; dice game |
| VHC | Sir S. Kaye | Pop’s thin liquor—needs a gin (about third of Gordon’s) in it. Now, put it back! | (Go)r(don’s) in a net in lap (all rev.); lap2 n. |
| VHC | A. D. Legge | Carving of lean part shows which side a young Sprat favours | anag.; ref. ‘Jack Sprat’ |
| VHC | A. A. Malcolm | The top—four infernal concluding items—of the pops | pate + (infe)rnal |
| VHC | Miss G. M. May | Buddy’s introduced a prize for the top three numbers of the pops | a tern2 in pal |
| VHC | W. H. Pegram | Just like a father! He learnt differently! | i.e. pa + anag. |
| VHC | R. Postill | Mate embracing a bird feels thus? So’s your old man! | a tern1 in pal; so’s your old man = vulgarism expressing incredulity |
| VHC | W. K. M. Slimmings | Like one who gets mark of approval—nearly wagging tail off! | pat + anag. of nearl(y); gets = begets |
| VHC | S. Sondheim | Pop art panel, derived from Dada | anag.; pop = explode; ref. Dada and Pop Art movements |
| VHC | J. W. Taylor | Pop’s a distortion of Art—penal! | anag.; ref. Pop Art movement |
HCs in competition 864 awarded to: