Ximenes Competition No. 63 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 62 | 64 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | Nov 1947 | STILETTO | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | F. E. Newlove | It’s to let, you find? But don’t set your heart on it—the rent would take your breath away! | anag.; dagger |
| Second | T. W. P. Colby | Sharp steps taken with a spoilt child—can penetrate | stile + anag. of tot |
| Third | A. E. Smith | Titles possibly to end: famous regicide thought this was in the air but couldn’t see the point of it | anag. + to; dagger, ref. Macbeth II.1.33 |
| HC | G. R. Cawthra | Let the Italians have their point, lest Tito becomes involved | anag.; ref. formation of Yugoslavia |
| HC | Miss Comyn | Dalton’s instrument for making little holes in our pockets? Even the Tote is involved in the list this time | anag. of Tote list; ref. Hugh Dalton, Chancellor, 1947 Budget; instrument for making eyelets |
| HC | F. L. Constable | Cause of death in Murder in the Cathedral? T. S. Eliot almost supplies the answer! | anag. of T S Eliot (+ t); ref. killing of Becket in Eliot play; dagger |
| HC | P. M. Coombs | Is it a means of getting rid of my blessed tenant? That’s the point | i.e., St I let to; dagger |
| HC | B. Donne-Smith | It’s to let (owing to dilapidations). But what a rent it once earned for Casca! | anag. of it’s to let; ref. Julius Caesar III.2.175 |
| HC | M. S. Hall | Stab me! Still a quid down and the tote’s packed up! | stil(L) + anag. |
| HC | C. H. Hudson | Delay in Tito’s overthrow may provide loophole for stabbing | let in anag.; ref. formation of Yugoslavia; dagger, instrument for making eyelets |
| HC | A. L. Jeffery | My tenant is a saint, but what a sticker! | i.e., St I let to; dagger |
| HC | C. Koop | You may say “Good-bye” for ever, should this possibly let Tosti touch you too deeply | anag.; ref. song ‘Good-bye!’, music by Paolo T. |
| HC | R. H. Lemon | Weapon fired backwards in battle | lit (rev.) in set-to; dagger |
| HC | F. C. MacIntosh | Foreign weapon has backfired in action | lit (rev.) in set-to; dagger |
| HC | Maj D. P. M. Michael | Let into poor Tosti it might give point to his good-bye! | let in anag.; ref. song ‘Good-bye!’, music by Paolo T. |
| HC | D. S. Milford | It’s to let, but dilapidated: it means bats have returned! | anag.; i.e. bats (rev.) = stab |
| HC | J. D. P. O’Leary | Dirty-looking knife and stuck in the best part of the cheese! | et in Stilto(n); daggers = dirty looks |
| HC | H. J. Phillips | What’s this obelus? It’s to let one recognize anag. | anag.; ref. use of † to indicate anagrams in printed solutions |
| HC | R. Postill | Strange that Battista Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater was successful, as he always confused this small weapon with a big spear! | comp. anag.; i.e., stab at [see comments] |
| HC | W. O. Robertson | A pinker society let in the Red Marshal | S let in Tito; pink2 = stab; dagger |
| HC | W. K. M. Slimmings | It fits T. S. Eliot to a T; an obvious choice for Murder in the Cathedral! | anag. + T; ref. killing of Becket in Eliot play; dagger |
| HC | P. Walton | Is this a dagger? Its handle is reversed, but the rest is allowed to proceed normally | its (rev.) + let to; ref. Macbeth II.1.33 |
Runners-Up in competition 63: