Ximenes Competition No. 325 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 316 | 329 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 325 | Feb 1955 | MARRYING | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | T. E. Sanders | What’s the mater doing? She’s done that once, we hope! | cryptic def.; mate vb. |
| Second | R. Postill | After this the Senorita loses her sex-appeal! | i.e. Señorita less it = Señora |
| Third | Maj P. S. Baines | Conjugation involves the right endings in grammar—very trying! | (gram)mar (ve)ry (try)ing |
| HC | G. F. Bamford | Trains are often held up at this junction before breakfast | cryptic def.; wedding breakfast |
| HC | H. Bernard | Once indeed, gin rummy included making pairs | marry + anag.; see rum2 |
| HC | C. M. Broun | Unite once and for ever in it—the inclusion of short bishop’s address perfects it! | RR in ay in ming, & lit. |
| HC | C. P. Dearnley | Joining up? Ring Army exchange | anag. |
| HC | Cdr H. H. L. Dickson | There’s more to it than putting the ring on a girl; it needs a change of heart | i.e. y,r swapped in Mary ring, & lit. |
| HC | Mrs D. M. D’Eath | The army has half shares with the ring in a contract to increase holdings in arms | anag. of army ring |
| HC | W. J. Emerson | Automatically putting the lines in order, so that no longer shall we hear that the subscribers are engaged | cryptic def. |
| HC | J. A. Maxtone Graham | To the backward, sheepish male it’s the finish of Bunburying! | ram (rev.) + (Bunbu)rying, & lit.; ref. Imp. of Being Earnest; see Bunbury in C. |
| HC | L. R. Huxtable | Winning hand involves conventional response to call of two hearts | cryptic def. |
| HC | E. G. Illingworth | Match in which a Queen gets her foot entangled in a hoop | i.e. y of Mary inside ring |
| HC | C. B. Joyner | The making of a long partnership—take May in with Graveney just starting | anag. of r. May in Gr(aveney); ref. Peter M. and Tom G., England cricketers |
| HC | A. F. Lerrigo | King’s favourite pursuit seems to ’ave got ’im in a rare old mix | ’Arry in ming; ref. Henry VIII |
| HC | A. Robins | Prospect for promising bachelor, having rashly (extremely!) invested in a ring | MA + r(ashl)y in ring, & lit. |
| HC | W. K. M. Slimmings | What put the Cockney into the clutches of such an old china? | ’Arry in Ming, & lit. |
| HC | H. G. Tattersall | Reciprocal piston ring embodying rotary terminal coupling that should last a lifetime | ram (rev.) + y in ring |
| HC | H. S. Tribe | Doubled rooks, in games dominated by the queen, look like ensuring a mate | R,R in maying; see May in C. |
| HC | L. K. Upton | In transferring a number under a thousand, subtract one hundred, putting a circle round one of the digits | M + (C)arrying; wedding ring |
| HC | F. L. Usher | The metal used in this form of linking is circular in shape: the triangular type is liable to fracture | cryptic def.; love triangle |
| HC | J. S. Young | Indulging in a lottery—without the Yard once interfering! | y in marring |
Runners-Up in competition 325: