Ximenes Competition No. 586 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 582 | 590 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 586 | Mar 1960 | HEBDOMADARY | normal | 16 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | D. P. M. Michael | Shockingly bad Doh! Ray! Me!—not quite compassing an octave | anag. |
| Second | S. B. Green | Hoard made by going to the dogs every week | anag. |
| Third | C. J. Morse | The Deadly Sins are a typical example of what you’ll find all over any provincial weekly! | hebdomad ary |
| HC | A. W. Aspinall | “Head, arm, body, all mutilated”—the chapter gives one a regular turn! | anag. |
| HC | T. Davies | Ecclesiastical official had rod, maybe, for reforming | anag. |
| HC | F. E. Dixon | Bedad! H. Amory has the makings of an administrator, but he should go at the end of the week | anag.; ref. Derick Heatcoat-Amory’s Budget, 1960 |
| HC | J. Flood | Act crazy in a pub and dance around. Happening every Saturday night? Not if he’s on duty! | do mad in bar, all in hey2 |
| HC | V. Jennings | Just like the Sunday papers to distort the relationship of Dad, Ma and her boy! | anag. |
| HC | A. H. T. Midlane | Like Ximenes, may be hard to do, possibly, but you haven’t got to! | anag. less to |
| HC | P. H. Morgan | Bedad! H. Amory’s upset the man with “the habit”—he gives his share of duty each week, heaven knows! | anag.; ref. tobacco duty increase in Derick Heatcoat-Amory’s Budget, 1960 |
| HC | M. Newman | Derangement of head, arm and body, typical of Sunday newspapers? | anag. |
| HC | S. Plumb | Regularly, like Eileen Fowler, showing correct movement of arm, body and head | anag.; ref. keep fit on TV, each Mon. p.m. |
| HC | R. Postill | Man, with theological qualifications, may do a routine (six off in seven!) that’s arranged | he BD + anag. of may do a r(outine), & lit. |
| HC | Dr D. S. Robertson | Once a week, act silly in a pub and dance around | do mad in bar, all in hey2 |
| HC | Mrs E. M. Simmonds | Ingeniously hard, maybe—absorbing to work at—like X’s puzzles! | do (= work at) in anag. |
| HC | Sqn Ldr J. L. Whitbread | Thoroughly spoiled, maybe, when having had rod, strange as this may seem, applied every week | anag. of maybe had rod |
Runners-Up in competition 586: