Ximenes Competition No. 482  Ximenes Slip  |  ◀  477  |  486  ▶  |  Other competitions
No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
482 Apr 1958LEASING-MAKER normal23

 

AwardClue writerClueExplanation
FirstC. R. DeanOne who converts by letting false images rankleleasing + maker, anag. & lit.
SecondE. GomersallLearner driving gently over former instructor in rebellion?L + easing + maker
ThirdD. A. NichollsAny constructive person catching on to the Rent Act becomes a speaker of seditious words!leasing + maker; ref. deregulation of private renting in 1957
HCMaj P. S. BainesGiven proper editing, managers like an unscrupulous reporteranag.
HCJ. W. BatesA sage Kremlin has me liquidated!anag. & lit.
HCT. E. BellJust the man to overthrow a kinges realm!anag. & lit.; old form of genitive
HCMrs J. ChalkleySing in the morning in bath with plug missing? You’ll more than likely hear me yelling my head off about the state I’m in!sing in a.m. in leaker
HCR. N. ChignellYou might find him in Hyde Park loosening up on top of a mare in a bowlereasing + m in Laker; ref. Peter L., bowler and cricket writer, Speaker’s Corner and Rotten Row
HCMrs N. FisherHe’d lie and mask anger to conceal his designanag. & lit.; he’d = he had
HCB. FrancoThe meadow-warbler, including the Scottish form, may be seen (and heard) in Hyde Parkmak in lea singer; Speaker’s Corner
HCR. J. HallEarly rising? I’ll give you a call. Seeking alarm is no good, it’s out of orderanag.
HCMrs L. JarmanHis state would be wild if you gave the slanger a mike!anag. & lit.
HCN. A. LangmoreWhat makes a girl seek man? Resulting disclosure may often be a revolting subject to hear!anag.
HCA. F. LerrigoI may favour early rising, but I’ll be hanged if I carry it too farcryptic def.
HCDr B. N. McQuadeGermans like a mutinous traitor such as Lord Haw-Hawanag.
HCD. P. M. MichaelYe olde corrupter of a Kinges realmanag. & lit.; old form of genitive
HCJ. J. MooreK.’s general aim is to have a revolution here, and here’s a voice in supportanag. & lit.; Khrushchev
HCP. H. MorganWho’s the gainer under the Rent Act? The scandalous rater!2 mngs.; ref. deregulation of private renting in 1957
HCR. PostillRising producer indeed! He’s miscast me as King Lear: Edmund’s really my type!anag.; E. Spenser
HCL. R. ScottLiberal leader, helping to create the start of a revival, may incite the publicL + easing + make + r
HCMrs E. M. SimmondsWho may provoke a riot? Mother, in a green silk negligéma in anag.
HCMiss D. W. TaylorBeing rebellious, I gas, and rankle ’emanag. & lit.
HCM. WoolfFor insurrection’s sake—maligneranag. & lit.
 

Runners-Up in competition 482:

C. Allen BakerP. GillS. M. MansellP. D. Robinson
Miss R. L. BennH. W. GoodfellowJ. MartinT. E. Sanders
F. H. BernardS. B. GreenA. D. MattockE. O. Seymour
E. A. BeulahG. Y. HalseyMrs E. McFeeJ. Shaw
Mrs G. BonsallMrs E. J. HolmesW. L. MironMrs F. Shepherd
C. O. ButcherJ. G. HullC. J. MorseW. K. M. Slimmings
J. ChamberlainB. J. IliffeF. E. NewloveF. B. Stubbs
R. F. S. ChignellT. IngramM. NewmanD. G. Thomas
J. C. ClarkeV. JenningsB. G. PalmerA. Thompson
A. H. CloughMrs D. M. KissenJ. W. ParrJ. Thompson
B. D. CorbettC. KoopG. PerryMrs J. E. Townsend
D. H. S. CoxCapt G. LanghamK. PerryCapt C. Tyers
Cdr H. H. L. DicksonA. LawrieE. G. PhillipsA. D. Walker
F. E. DixonP. W. W. LeachW. J. PlumbJ. F. N. Wedge
Mrs D. M. D’EathG. A. LinsleyE. R. PrenticeC. E. Williams
A. FairheadJ. D. LockettE. J. RackhamJ. S. Young
G. C. FullerR. K. LumsdonA. Robins 
R. GameH. LyonMrs G. Robinson