Ximenes Competition No. 743 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 738 | 746 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 743 | Apr 1963 | CHEMIST | normal | 27 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Mrs L. Jarman | I provide something you can rattle up and down in a box | M1 in chest, & lit. |
| Second | R. B. Adcock | A cough in the chest of the graveyard variety, and I’m made! | MI in chest, & lit. |
| Third | Miss P. Adkins | Branch of science is attacked by Dr. Beeching and its exponent is left standing | chemist(Ry.); B. closed railway lines |
| Third | L. A. J. Duthie | Leave chits with me—I’ll make them up | anag. & lit. |
| HC | R. T. Baxter | I dispense with a shirt when ’e’s gone and shortened it | chemis(e) + ’t |
| HC | Mrs G. Bonsall | Should Ministry heads intervene in a case for pay? Yes, like Boyle | Mi in chest; ref. Edward B., Min. of Education, and Robert B. |
| HC | J. Brock | He may still be open. In any case you can put a note in the box | mi in chest |
| HC | C. O. Butcher | The sick need me and I knead (sic) them | anag. |
| HC | A. R. Chandler | Boots? I supply number nines | cryptic def.; ref. Services pills |
| HC | V. A. R. Cooper | Maudling’s head itches uneasily: “There’s one who may dispense with me in the treasury” | anag. incl. M, mi in chest; me = mi, note; ref. Reg M., Chancellor |
| HC | J. Crowther | Leading pair of ministers in the Treasury once tried to debase the gold standard | mi in chest; ref. alchemy |
| HC | W. Darby | A man like Boyle may nowadays dispense with scales as prescribed for takers of all classes | 2 meanings; ref. Edward B., Min. of Education, and Robert B. |
| HC | Miss S. M. Fitzpatrick | Drunk in charge? Meths, too! He probably keeps some at work | anag. incl. i/c |
| HC | H. W. Flewett | In a graveyard case a cough may bring you to him | MI in chest, & lit. |
| HC | S. B. Green | Church leaders: “The times are out of joint.” (I’m a student of reaction) | Ch + anag. |
| HC | R. R. Greenfield | Boyle, for example, has teachers shedding tears and then exhibits dimness | (tea)che(rs) + mist; ref. Edward B., Min. of Education, and Robert B. |
| HC | E. J. Griew | Something you might take for a cough in the chest? That’s just what you should find I’m up in | MI in chest, I’m (rev.) in chest, & lit. |
| HC | F. G. Illingworth | Let the Church fall on troubled times, and this fellow will dispense with faith | Ch + anag. |
| HC | T. A. Martin | After Cheltenham’s first two, jockey’s unseated before start of third—who supplied the dope? | Ch + anag. of Sime + t; ref. J. Sime |
| HC | T. W. Melluish | Boyle, for instance, giving odd mites to a small section of teachers | (tea)ch(ers) + anag.; ref. Edward B., Min. of Education, and Robert B. |
| HC | C. J. Morse | Anyone following Boyle’s line has stormy times with the middle range of teachers ahead | (tea)ch(ers) + anag.; ref. Edward B., Min. of Education, and Robert B. |
| HC | S. L. Paton | A man like Priestley was making the Church Times wild! | Ch + anag.; ref. J. B. and Joseph P. |
| HC | R. Postill | Slight cough in the chest? You might see me in that case! | MI in chest, mi in chest, & lit. |
| HC | L. T. Stokes | Church Times upset by one who dispenses with scruples! | Ch + anag. |
| HC | T. L. Strange | Boots for example—and one way to muddy them (sic)! | anag. |
| HC | F. B. Stubbs | On the first sign of a cold, he takes a dose of his own medicine | c + he + mist. (= mixture) |
| HC | J. W. Taylor | I’m set for reorganisation after Beeching’s own heart. I’ve got just what the doctor ordered | (Bee)ch(ing) + anag. |
Runners-Up in competition 743: