Ximenes Competition No. 949 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 945 | 954 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 949 | Apr 1967 | BROWSING | normal | 20 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Dr T. J. R. Maguire | The makings of Blandings’ top sow, quivering among the layers | B + anag. in ring, & lit. |
| Second | Mrs B. Lewis | It may involve turning over new leaves—some will reach the bible and read | double mng.; bible, read, stomachs of ruminants |
| Third | D. B. J. Ambler | Baby’s head is wrong, confound it: it keeps nanny occupied | anag.; ref. goat |
| VHC | C. O. Butcher | In the library it’s common to be vocal and get a b—— scolding over it | b row sing |
| VHC | E. Chalkley | First of the beet grown is mashed for fodder | b anag. |
| VHC | J. F. Coldwell | I build up neat pile stuffed with old rags | rows in bing; neat = cattle |
| VHC | N. C. Dexter | Heffers don’t object to it—nor do heifers! | 2 mngs; ref. Cambridge booksellers |
| VHC | S. Goldie | Is it A. feeding B. speeding C. reading? B is wrong, quiet wrong | anag. & lit. |
| VHC | A. H. Jones | Reading in a loose fashion described as the capital of Berkshire is wrong, quite wrong | B + anag. |
| VHC | Sir S. Kaye | Working jaws into a rick? | rows in bing & lit.; rick1; row3, jaw = a scolding |
| VHC | G. J. Keir | Fodder for stores makes bins grow | anag.; stores = cattle for fattening |
| VHC | A. Lawrie | Forage cap is wrong, quite wrong, with beefeater’s head | b + anag.; cap vb. imperative |
| VHC | L. F. Leason | Cursorily studying shelves, perhaps, in a collection | rows in bing & lit. |
| VHC | Mrs E. McFee | Eating sprouts from tip of butter-knife is wrong, quite wrong | b + anag. |
| VHC | T. W. Melluish | With brigs now being re-adapted, what’s the skipper doing? | anag. |
| VHC | G. Perry | Reading (parts of): transport system due to engulf south | S in BR owing |
| VHC | R. Postill | B. Wooster’s companion for sluicing, oddly enough, is G. Brown | anag.; “browsing & sluicing” |
| VHC | L. T. Stokes | Big rows blowing up about the start of nationalisation going through various readings | n in anag.; ref. British Steel Corporation |
| VHC | F. B. Stubbs | This does often nibble the front part of the pen | brow Sing(-Sing); does = deer |
| VHC | J. G. Stubbs | Dipping into novels in the library? Go for Scott without arguments | rows in bing2 |
HCs in competition 949 awarded to: