Ximenes Competition No. 149 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 148 | 150 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 149 | Sep 1950 | DOMESTIC | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Cdr H. H. L. Dickson | Capped many years ago, but can still make them break | cryptic def.; maid’s cap, cricket |
| Second | G. Perry | Poet’s last sentence—The unfinished verse is not for the public | dome (= doom, Spens.) + stic(h) |
| Third | S. Goldie | Spending a lot of time at home messing about I’d met little Society | anag. incl. Soc. |
| HC | E. S. Ainley | Semi-D.T. with company, altogether so in private | anag. incl. Co. |
| HC | Mrs Caithness | Dr. Hill’s struck off: the times he goes round tipsy! Should do house-work | anag. in doc(tor) |
| HC | Rev B. Chapman | Times are difficult for half-starved doctor without a servant | anag. in doc(tor) |
| HC | C. E. Gates | Change of occupation for a comedist. (Any help in Chambers? Yes and no!) | anag.; comedist not in Chambers, d. is help in chambers |
| HC | S. B. Green | Tame mice … (anag.) | anag. of mice, dots |
| HC | W. Hose | How good such husbands are! And yet most of their wives are looking for another one | cryptic def. |
| HC | C. B. Joyner | In the house on a division it comes to the verge of dissolution | d + anag.; ref. H. of Commons |
| HC | B. J. McCann | Father is (as he often says) in charge in the home | Dom est (L.) + i/c; Benedictine F. uses Latin |
| HC | F. E. Newlove | In such a crisis this girl might prove “mistress of herself, though China fall”! | 2 mngs.; ref. Pope, ‘To a Lady’ |
| HC | W. B. O’Hanlon | Engineers tie, D.S.O, M.C. General? Kitchener, maybe! | anag., 2 defs.; engineer, vb. |
| HC | Rev E. B. Peel | It’s Médoc, mulled—a bliss now rare | anag.; ref. shortages, d. bliss |
| HC | R. Postill | Help! Here’s the Cistercian prior half crazed with Benedictine | Dom + anag. of Ciste(rcian) |
| HC | H. Ingram Rees | Typical product of the times:—cod à la maison | anag.; ref. rationing |
| HC | E. W. Richart | Confined to the house: MO’s edict after overhaul | anag. |
| HC | H. B. Ridley | Does accommodating a thousand cramp the house-keeper’s style? | M in does + tic |
| HC | W. O. Robertson | Private building has the citizens’ backing | dome + cits (rev.) |
| HC | A. Robins | Private prescription is a waste of Doc.’s time | anag.; ref. NHS |
| HC | N. Roles | Cod? Times have changed! Char is now in demand | anag. |
| HC | H. T. R. Twyford | There’s an endless stop placed upon the building the house | dome + stic(k) |
Runners-Up in competition 149: