XIMENES CROSSWORD No. 32

TEMERAIRE

1.  M. D. Cole (Spalding): Are met (Turner’s view) with anger in the fighting —— (are met (rev.) + ire; ref. Turner painting).

2.  Maj D. P. M. Michael (Newport): Fighting French in name only, found in English art and English rime (anag. of E art E rime; ref. Turner painting and Newbolt poem ‘The Fighting T.’).

3.  J. F. Smith (Nottingham): Famous ship which was launched in one river and ended its voyage in another (starts with Teme, ends in Aire).

H.C.

A. E. Brookes (Birmingham): One of the painted Janes (cryptic def.; ref. ‘Jane’s Fighting Ships’, Turner painting).

Mrs M. B. Caithness (Ambleside): Met Turner by river painting ship (met (rev.) + er Aire; i.e. turn er).

F. A. Clark (Croydon): A trireme (English) fitted out as a French man-of-war (anag. incl. E).

D. L. Clements (Beverley): “And she’s going down the river, ——, ——” (Newbolt). Or perhaps with a river either side of her? (i.e. Teme r Aire; ref. Newbolt poem ‘The Fighting T.’ [usually “... fading down the river”]).

Capt D. Ellis (Enfield): Each little trireme converted into a man-of-war (anag. incl. ea).

L. E. Eyres (Bath): H.M.S. Three Rivers (Teme R Aire).

Maj A. H. Giles (Leamington): Each little trireme fitted out as a warship, fighting fit, makes a perfect picture (anag. of ea trireme; ref. Turner painting).

S. B. Green (NW10): To term Eire a belligerent might be distorted (anag. of term Eire a; ref. ‘The Fighting T.’).

S. Holgate (Durham): Fighting mix-up between a trireme and an E-boat (anag. of a trireme E; ref. ‘The Fighting T.’).

J. Hardie Keir (Galashiels): Did Nelson’s “reckless lady” meet her end in the Méditerranée? Possibly (comp. anag. with end; téméraire (Fr.) = reckless).

Mrs B. A. Mallett (Lowestoft): Sujet de Tourneur en lutte—mer, air et terre. Rash to use French! (hidden; ref. ‘Tourneur’ (i.e. Turner) painting; téméraire (Fr.) = rash).

G. H. McConnell (Edinburgh): One of Jane’s lot makes bold to take the sea air in a bad season in France (mer air in anag. of été (Fr.); ref. ‘Jane’s Fighting Ships’; téméraire (Fr.) = bold).

E. Mendoza (Cambridge): Conjugate être, aimer for Mr. Turner’s French prize (anag.; ref. Turner painting).

S. Mumford (Salisbury): Rather more than a trireme, towed to her last berth by Eremite R.A. (anag. of a trireme (+e), anag.; ref. painting; Turner was reclusive).

G. Page (Staines): She lives “in England’s song for ever” as one who made Eire tamer (anag.; ref. Newbolt poem ‘The Fighting T.’).

R. Postill (Jersey): Robespierre had this rash, as a result of his initial bathe in English rivers? (R(obespierre) in Teme, Aire; téméraire (Fr.) = rash).

R. C. Reeves (NW6): The three-decker of Nelson’s day was little more than a trireme converted (anag. of a trireme (+e)).

Lord Russell of Killowen (Tadworth): Though pugnacious, her picture was admirably produced by an Eremite R.A. (anag.; ref. painting; Turner was reclusive).

G. H. Savage (Uckfield): Two rivers set about a little one, and the result is, of course, fighting (R in Teme, Aire; ‘The Fighting Temeraire’).

R. E. Stephens (Barnet): Rash French disorders teem at my beginning, but I am seen in rare setting at my end (anag. of teem, I in rare; ref. Turner painting; téméraire (Fr.) = rash).

G. N. Stewart (Glasgow): Rash guarantor of maritime security now gilt-edged (ref. frame of Turner painting; téméraire = rash (Fr)).

F. E. Stocks (Heswall): The artist, a natural Eremite, freely expresses himself in his subject (anag. of RA Eremite; ref. painting; Turner was reclusive).

Rev R. J. Whitaker (Evesham): “A painted ship, upon a painted Ocean?” No, the liquid in two rivers (r (liquid consonant) in Teme, Aire; ref. Coleridge, ‘Ancient Mariner’).

Comments:—Some competitors said that this was the easiest “plain” so far, others that it was much harder than usual—which all goes to show! 343 correct: EUGUBINE (Chambers) and DESCENDINGLY (note the ending) caused most of the errors: a few missed OUTBAR. The two (or three) rivers, the trireme and the Eremite RA produced good crops of clues, but “Turner’s view” of “are met” was the outstanding inspiration. A long list, so no further comments.