Ximenes Competition No. 804 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 800 | 808 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 804 | Jun 1964 | DETRUNCATE | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | A. R. Chandler | Prune: a dried fruit containing something unspecified to speed up movement within | run in etc., all in date; laxative effect |
| Second | C. J. Morse | Dexter, except for two blank patches, hooked and cut savagely | De(x)t(e)r + uncate; ref. Ted D., England batsman |
| Third | T. W. Melluish | Rent Act due to be reformed? A topping suggestion? Trash! | anag.; 2 defs.; trash1, vb. |
| VHC | R. B. Adcock | That’s Dexter—four out of six hooked or cut savagely | De(x)t(e)r + uncate; ref. Ted D., England batsman |
| VHC | C. Allen Baker | “Eddy back!” snaps King Canute at sea. Result? … Cut off! | Ted (rev.) + anag. incl. R |
| VHC | G. F. Bamford | Top Ten!—ear duct blasted! | anag.; pop charts |
| VHC | E. J. Burge | One-two-four-six! Dexter hooked, cut anything short | De(x)t(e)r + uncate; ref. Ted D., England batsman |
| VHC | C. O. Butcher | Operate on a loose end with a cutter | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | P. M. Coombs | Off the end with a cutter | anag. & lit.; off vb |
| VHC | J. Flood | Turned out of joint—order less bloody scotch! | anag. + cate(gory) |
| VHC | F. D. Gardiner | The censor does spoil nude art etc. | anag. |
| VHC | R. M. Greenhalgh | Dexter turns to slip: a dainty cut! | Ted (rev.) + run + cate; ref. Ted D., England batsman |
| VHC | T. P. Kelly | Dexter, going back, managed with singular delicacy to cut | Ted (rev.) + run + cate; ref. Ted D., England batsman |
| VHC | F. P. N. Lake | Use cutter’s ability to create the Shorter Look—a cute trend in high fashion | anag.; high = drunk |
| VHC | P. W. W. Leach | Audible command to remove crew’s bags? Stunt the members would do! | i.e. de-trunk eight |
| VHC | Mrs E. McFee | Cut results from piece of wood getting stuck in blasted denture! | cat1 in anag. |
| VHC | P. H. Morgan | Kinky nude art etc. leads to dock | anag. |
| VHC | S. L. Paton | Radical reform of Rent Act due—Poll—We’ll have to use guillotine | anag.; 2 defs. |
| VHC | L. S. Pearce | A tender cut, freshly done. Tip top! | anag.; 2 defs. (vbs.) |
| VHC | G. Perry | How to shape untreated conifer top | anag. incl. c(onifer) & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs E. Shackleton | Decimate? I’m to leave misshapen runt in evidence | anag. in dec(im)ate & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs E. M. Simmonds | Prune fudge recipe with date and nut | anag. incl. rec.; fudge2, vb. imper. |
HCs in competition 804 awarded to: