Ximenes Competition No. 277 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 275 | 279 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 277 | Mar 1954 | PRODIGALLY | normal | 20 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | M. Winterbottom | Taking care of the pence, gaily dissipated about the pounds—spendthrifts will go on like that! | pro d + L in anag., & lit. |
| Second | V. F. Dixon | Prematurely endowed youngster flung about the entire fortune like this | all in prodigy, & lit.; ref. Luke 15 |
| Third | Cdr H. H. L. Dickson | The modern state behaves like this child who knows too much about everything | all in prodigy; ref. the Welfare State |
| HC | F. D. H. Atkinson | If without a friend, stick among the swine like the younger brother | i.e. prodig(ally) = rod in pig; Luke 15 |
| HC | C. Allen Baker | So much money goes for grub, there isn’t a penny to play with | pro dig (d)ally; pause after “goes” [see comments] |
| HC | P. Brown | With lavish hand thrust into pay-roll recklessly | dig in anag. |
| HC | E. Gomersall | How the Liberal Party carries on has everyone in wonder! | all in prodigy; party = person |
| HC | S. B. Green | In a way too much for your means—or for mine, chum! | pro dig ally, & lit. |
| HC | C. R. Haigh | Gay old rip gadding about the West End of London like a profligate | L(ondon) in anag |
| HC | A. F. Lerrigo | I’d give up everything to be a genius, without thought of the cost | i.e. prodigally less all = prodigy |
| HC | D. P. M. Michael | Small wonder, including everything, old girl, pay is squandered so! | all in prodigy, anag., & lit. |
| HC | P. M. Newey | Dally riotously, or with pig’s nuts; one who lived thus did both | anag. of dally or pig, & lit.; Luke 15. |
| HC | R. Postill | As one elder son might have said: “You’ve spent your portion so … stick among the swine, brother!” | rod in pig + ally; Luke 15 |
| HC | E. J. Rackham | One way to dispose of a pay-roll and make a hole in it | dig in anag., & lit. |
| HC | F. N. Shimmin | How lavishly the kid with a high I.Q. gets everything thrown in! | all in prodigy |
| HC | J. C. W. Springbett | You will need an expert to mine choice marble, if you wish to build lavishly | pro dig ally2 |
| HC | J. A. L. Sturrock | The way the boy had lived before returning—the arrangement of a lordly pig surprises! | anag.; pig = feast; Luke 15 |
| HC | J. Thompson | The bright young thing is embracing everybody in a wanton manner | all in prodigy |
| HC | D. H. Tompsett | Like a play-boy and play-girl do, extravagantly | anag. |
| HC | H. S. Tribe | How to lay out the wherewithal to build a lordly pig | anag.; pig = feast |
Runners-Up in competition 277: