XIMENES CROSSWORD No. 1167

REBATO (Printer’s Devilry)

1.  D. H. Tompsett: The Lord had a tho/ught: Ask for Moses (Horeb; Deut. 4:10).

2.  N. C. Dexter: You want us to beat quadruplets? Well, we’re qui/ns.

3.  Col P. S. Baines: What followed the earthquake on? Ho/rrid phenomenon (Horeb; 1 Kings 19:8).

V.H.C.

E. S. Ainley: Player’s brilliance was inspired by the seve/n wood used for the long ninth (Sir Henry Wood, Beethoven’s Ninth).

C. Allen Baker: Berlin? Oh, well—I won Mo/ns, said German.

Col R. L. Bell: To me, from ho/ps, ale’s made naturally (Horeb; Deut. 4:10).

T. E. Bell: Explosive political situation made Pakistanis su/ffer—should be re-fused (1971 Test series in England threatened by conflict in East Pakistan).

E. Chalkley: In sorry display again, stump, i/f Boycott is thrown down.

R. N. Chignell: In England there has been no su/n: soft pitches since May.

P. D. Gaffey: He/ns provide an effective deterrent—toy eggs (yeggs).

J. P. H. Hirst: Joifre was in command initially but Foch earned Mo/ns (WW1).

J. C. Leyland: Where lived the p/urist Afrit? fan asks at Wells (Prebendary A. F. Ritchie).

J. L. Mackie: Received in summit meeting a tho/ught able to guide Israel (Horeb; Deut. 4:10).

D. F. Manley: Presumably the fire made ho/rrid place for Elijah (Horeb; 1 Kings 19:8).

Mrs E. McFee: Wasn’t taking holy orders given a tho/ught? Ask, for Moses (Horeb; Deut. 4:10).

R. Postill: There I shove aground. I wouldn’t, Da/n, if snow were threatening (John Snow, Sussex and England fast bowler).

Brig R. F. E. Stoney: Trackmen must work to relay lines whe/n switches are made.

J. C. P. Taylor: Water came from ho/nest roke (Horeb; Ex. 17:6).

M. H. E. Watson: Exercise?—Ca/n-can? Get fumbled in exchanges.

H.C.

Miss V. K. Abrahams, R. S. Caffyn, Mrs M. P. Craine, A. J. Crow, J. Crowther, Cdr H. H. L. Dickson, W. P. M. Field, L. G. Fluke, Dr M. Gerard, C. C. M. Giffin, K. W. Gill, W. E. Green, P. Hartill, E. M. Hornby, W. Islip, T. M. Jenkins, R. E. Kimmons, T. W. Melluish, D. P. M. Michael, C. G. Millin, G. J. Mortimer, A. Prain, G. J. S. Ross, N. E. Sharp, F. B. Stubbs, Rev L. M. Styler, J. B. Sweeting, J. Walton, Mrs P. Webber, J. Webster.
 

COMMENTS:—Just over 400 entries, not many mistakes. Ximenes is sorry the competition result is a week late. He has had a coronary which put him temporarily out of action, but he is making steady progress. This week he has been allowed to judge the entries by easy stages under my watchful eye. He thanks many solvers for their good wishes for convalescence and also for appreciative comments on the puzzle. Do not imagine that all this has in any way impaired his customary devilry.—M.M.
 
[M.M. is Ximenes’ wife, Mary Macnutt. Ximenes died shortly before the Slip was mailed to competitors.]