Ximenes Competition No. 997 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 993 | 1000 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 997 | Mar 1968 | TREACLE | normal | 23 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Mrs B. Lewis | Material for a black confection that might become Electra | anag.; t. toffee; ref. O’Neill, ‘Mourning Becomes E.’ |
| Second | A. J. Crow | Black clinging stuff becomes Electra in distress | anag.; ref. O’Neill, ‘Mourning Becomes E.’ |
| Third | J. Fryde | What “becomes Electra” in play? Thick dark stuff. | anag.; ref. O’Neill, ‘Mourning Becomes E.’ |
| VHC | C. Allen Baker | Electra complex: this exhibits excessive adherence | anag. |
| VHC | A. L. Freeman | Blandishments often bestowed upon tarts | 2 mngs. |
| VHC | R. R. Greenfield | Bill the Lizard’s head in a wooden frame—three sisters drew it | a/c L in tree; ref. Alice in Wonderland, t. well |
| VHC | G. S. Halse | This, rice equally, actuated carnivore’s little explosion initially | init. Letters, & lit.; “Pop goes the weasel” |
| VHC | S. Hewitt | Fawning becomes Electra | anag.; ref. O’Neill, ‘Mourning Becomes E.’ |
| VHC | Mrs E. J. Holmes | Flattery, laid on thick, was meat and drink to these well-disposed sisters | 2 mngs; ref. Alice in Wonderland; i.e. living in a well |
| VHC | E. M. Hornby | Fawning becomes Electra | anag.; ref. O’Neill, ‘Mourning Becomes E.’ |
| VHC | C. H. Hudson | “Electra,” miscast, has sticky run | anag.; ref. O’Neill, ‘Mourning Becomes E.’ |
| VHC | Mrs L. Jarman | “Glib and oily art”, etc., that worked with Lear | anag. & lit.; ref. Lear I.1; work = ferment |
| VHC | G. Johnstone | Let Acer supply this | anag. & lit.; maple; supply advb. |
| VHC | Sir S. Kaye | Form of electuary? Yes, usage initially expressed | anag. less y, u, & lit. |
| VHC | R. E. Kimmons | Fawning becomes Electra | anag.; ref. O’Neill, ‘Mourning Becomes E.’ |
| VHC | A. D. Legge | Electra complex, and the classic antidote | anag. |
| VHC | Lt Col D. Macfie | Carroll wrote about this well, but Lear, etc., badly | anag.; ref. Alice in Wonderland, t. well, and Edward L. |
| VHC | T. W. Melluish | Electra complex left by a mother’s smears? | anag.; mother = moth-hunter |
| VHC | R. Postill | Set out to catch hawks perhaps: caught a tercel | anag.; hawk-moths; catch = entangle |
| VHC | G. J. S. Ross | Electra complex shared by three well-educated sisters | anag.; ref. Alice in Wonderland; i.e. living in a well |
| VHC | L. J. Sears | Fawning becomes Electra | anag.; ref. O’Neill, ‘Mourning Becomes E.’ |
| VHC | J. B. Sweeting | Fawning becomes Electra | anag.; ref. O’Neill, ‘Mourning Becomes E.’ |
| VHC | Mrs M. P. Webber | What was in the well? Absurd cat with leer? It’s the same old story | anag.; ref. Alice in Wonderland, t. well, Cheshire Cat |
HCs in competition 997 awarded to: