Ximenes Competition No. 92 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 91 | 93 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | Xmas 1948 | PARTRIDGE | normal | 19 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Cdr H. H. L. Dickson | Cartoonist of Der Tag. May he rest in peace | anag. of Der Tag, RIP; ref. Sir Bernard P. died 1945 |
| Second | L. C. Wright | Must be past the flapper stage to produce a powder puff when flushed | cryptic def.; flapper = young p.; puff from shotgun |
| Third | R. C. Macfarlane | Cartoonist of Der Tag, shot two days before war broke out in 1939, merits his R.I.P. | anag. of Der Tag, RIP; ref. Sir Bernard P. died 1945; start of p. shooting season, Sep 1 |
| HC | D. Ambler | Game in which the back is never off-side | part, ridge; ridge = the back (obs.) |
| HC | M. L. Booker | You’ll find the range after a bit, but the cease-fire is due in five weeks | part, ridge; ref. end of p. shooting season, Feb 1 |
| HC | P. M. Coombs | September target achieved by alteration in armaments production | p for c in cartridge; ref. start of p. shooting season, Sep 1 |
| HC | A. J. Croft | As it is, the game begins softly; with an opening century instead, it goes with a bang | i.e. c for p in partridge = cartridge |
| HC | G. E. Denyer | The lexicographer has a page about a “Right muck-up”—as you would expect | p a rt. ridge; ref. Eric P., Dict. of Slang |
| HC | Dr J. N. Fell | The illegitimate pig trader is liable to be shot if he takes to flight | anag. |
| HC | Mrs N. Fisher | A net return to the back line gives us game. Some volley, too! | trap (rev.) + ridge; ridge = the back (obs.) and line of rooftop |
| HC | J. D. Hargreaves | Obviously the dictionary to give “the great drip” | anag.; ref. Eric P., Dict. of Slang |
| HC | G. G. Lawrance | One of the backs must always be on side in this game | part, ridge; ridge = the back (obs.) |
| HC | J. P. Lloyd | Out of Sir Owen’s top drawer, so to speak, said Fluellen, jumped a big red rat! | anag. of pig, red, rat; Fluellen (Hen. V) pronounced ‘b’ as ‘p’; ref. Sir Bernard P.’s letters to Sir Owen Seaman |
| HC | E. L. Mellersh | Not a full back, but strong on the wing | i.e. part ridge; ridge = the back (obs.) |
| HC | T. W. Melluish | A number of golfing strokes. Earth goes up. Earth comes down. That’s a kind of game! | par + dirt (rev.) + Ge |
| HC | F. E. Newlove | A proved stayer with a capital punch; game: will take some beating | 2 mngs.; ref. Sir Bernard P. and ‘Punch’ magazine |
| HC | E. G. Phillips | Cantankerous college servant tarred and feathered | anag. of gip, tarred |
| HC | J. A. Stafford | In a re-shuffle a pig trader might be game to join the Cabinet | anag.; see partridge-wood |
| HC | P. L. Stapleton | The Cabinet may be out of the wood—it’s game to re-organise the civil defence and get rid of the rest | anag. of ARP, get rid; see partridge-wood |
Runners-Up in competition 92: