Ximenes Competition No. 109 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 108 | 110 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109 | Aug 1949 | PERI | normal | 19 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | J. Talman | Sindbad had one in every pier | anag.; ref. “girl in every port” |
| Second | W. O. Robertson | The hob is back in the fireplace | hob2; hidden rev. |
| Third | A. C. Norfolk | Little blighter ripe for reforming | anag. |
| HC | E. S. Ainley | When a soft answer has turned away wrath, the spirit is composed | p + ire (rev.); Proverbs 15:1 |
| HC | E. J. Bell | A sprite, ripe for mischief | anag. |
| HC | Rev B. Chapman | Imagine her charming the heart of a Titan! | hidden in Hyperion; i.e. she is imaginary |
| HC | D. H. Clayton | Having more than three feet, this fairy can certainly get around! | i.e. peri with meter = perimeter |
| HC | C. B. Joyner | Imagine being caught from a swipe right on the edge of the boundary! | hidden; peri-meter; i.e. being you imagine |
| HC | G. G. Lawrance | She stood at the gate but wasn’t given an opportunity to see over it | peri(scope); ref. Thos. Moore, ‘Paradise and the P.’ |
| HC | A. R. McInroy | Is this a spirit that turneth away wrath softly? | ire p (rev.); Proverbs 15:1 |
| HC | D. P. M. Michael | Experience includes being seen with Peer at Savoy | hidden; ‘Iolanthe; or, The Peer and the P.’, Savoy opera by G & S |
| HC | R. Mills | Do you want some delicious spirit? Answer softly and turn the wrath to come! | p + ire (rev.); Proverbs 15:1 |
| HC | D. G. C. Mockridge | She was created by Persians not lacking in imagination | Persians less sans |
| HC | P. M. Newey | Fay lacks the opportunity to get an Observer over the sea | peri(scope) |
| HC | R. C. Payn | She might be seen with a Peer at the Savoy or with me disguised at the Empire | anag. of (Em)pire; ‘Iolanthe; or, The Peer and the P.’, Savoy opera by G & S |
| HC | Rev E. B. Peel | My parents came down in the world, but I was once seen with a peer at the Savoy | ‘Iolanthe; or, The Peer and the P.’, Savoy opera by G & S; “begotten of fallen spirits” (Brewer) |
| HC | H. Rainger | Angelic child gives the right answer—soft, and turning away wrath | p + ire, (rev.); ref. Thos. Moore, ‘Paradise and the P.’; Proverbs 15:1 |
| HC | Mrs E. Shackleton | About ripe at the bottom of our garden | anag.; “There are fairies …” |
| HC | Miss D. W. Taylor | Ladies’ cricket team in Germany? Comes from Persia, but no sex appeal! | Persia less SA; elf (Ger.) = eleven |
Runners-Up in competition 109: