Ximenes Competition No. 204 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 203 | 205 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204 | Oct 1952 | ROSTER | Printer’s Devilry | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Mrs A. M. Osmond | Glad I could fall back on moss—b/rier tore my best clothes to shreds | Moss Bros, terrier |
| Second | J. Buist | When not acting the P./M. is resting | pro’s term |
| Third | E. G. Phillips | The press i/s always ready to fill the bill—with garbage sometimes! | pressiroster, wading bird |
| HC | E. S. Ainley | I think our P./M.’s 76 (about)—not too much for a good fight! | pro’s term’s 7/6 a bout |
| HC | Lt Col P. S. Baines | They burn Christian sinne/r. I bled. Ay. It was cruel! | Nero |
| HC | A. F. Brazier | His uniform is splendid, but the he/m is short! | |
| HC | R. N. Chignell | Kortright was the p/ro.: ring Ames at Lord’s | pro’s terror; ref. Charles K., gentleman bowler for Essex, 1889-1907, and Les A., batsman for Kent |
| HC | E. Clark | Many Christians die: dinne/r or theatre? | Nero |
| HC | R. M. S. Cork | Salt is a f/ad: I can’t spread it, even if you can! | eradicant |
| HC | J. A. Fincken | Ane/mone, Arthur!—gently!—needs cutting short | A Nero’s term |
| HC | A. B. Gardner | The Press i/s no longer regarded as the true “gen.” U.S.A. readmitted no wasp-lovers! | pressiroster, birds including the plovers |
| HC | P. Glennie-Smith | Do not brood, O he/n; lay on | hero stern |
| HC | S. B. Green | The P./M.—sad Minister! A shock to poor new Members! | golf club pro |
| HC | L. W. Jenkinson | Some think that Virgil’s he/n turned out a bad egg | hero stern; ref. Aeneas |
| HC | T. W. Melluish | I find no rime for the prophet of autumn, Alf/red | frost erred; ref. A. Tennyson |
| HC | C. J. Morse | Doc ai/ms at tract, “London isn’t Eden.” Going to tell us something! | Cairo’s terms; ref. Suez crisis, Anthony E., Foreign Sec. |
| HC | R. Postill | No doubt to amuse our Arth., here’s a f/at odalisque! ’Er methods must shock the Sisters! | … a muse … a frost, Erato. Dali’s…; addressed to E. [see also comments in Slip no. 205] |
| HC | H. Rainger | U/nites an arthropod’s urosome’s somite’s sternite | urosternite |
| HC | L. E. Thoms | Forty/ gals lapping shandy and eggs on noodles! | For tyros tergal slapping’s handy…; slap on the back |
| HC | J. F. N. Wedge | Things are difficult for Egyptian Importers Inc.—Ai/ling business is almost at a standstill | in Cairo, sterling; ref. Suez crisis |
| HC | J. S. Woodburn | After murder, sin! Cai/n! Measures have been taken | Cairo stern; ref. Suez crisis |
| HC | R. Worth | Crystal Palace, O Queen! Spark/ling exhibition seen by thousands. A “draw” for the visitors | Queen’s Park R.; football result |
| HC | L. C. Wright | If they say the party’s a f/ad, I cater—eels—and give them hot numbers | frost (= failure); dances |
Runners-Up in competition 204: