Ximenes Competition No. 1167 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 1162 | 1195 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1167 | Jun 1971 | REBATO | Printer’s Devilry | 19 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | D. H. Tompsett | The Lord had a tho/ught: Ask for Moses | Horeb; Deut. 4:10 |
| Second | N. C. Dexter | You want us to beat quadruplets? Well, we’re qui/ns | |
| Third | Col P. S. Baines | What followed the earthquake on? Ho/rrid phenomenon | Horeb; 1 Kings 19:8 |
| VHC | E. S. Ainley | Player’s brilliance was inspired by the seve/n wood used for the long ninth | Sir Henry Wood, Beethoven’s Ninth |
| VHC | C. Allen Baker | Berlin? Oh, well—I won Mo/ns, said German | |
| VHC | Col R. L. Bell | To me, from ho/ps, ale’s made naturally | Horeb; Deut. 4:10 |
| VHC | T. E. Bell | Explosive political situation made Pakistanis su/ffer—should be re-fused | 1971 Test series in England threatened by conflict in East Pakistan |
| VHC | E. Chalkley | In sorry display again, stump, i/f Boycott is thrown down | |
| VHC | R. N. Chignell | In England there has been no su/n: soft pitches since May | |
| VHC | P. D. Gaffey | He/ns provide an effective deterrent—toy eggs | yeggs |
| VHC | J. P. H. Hirst | Joifre was in command initially but Foch earned Mo/ns | WW1 |
| VHC | J. C. Leyland | Where lived the p/urist Afrit? fan asks at Wells | Prebendary A. F. Ritchie |
| VHC | J. L. Mackie | Received in summit meeting a tho/ught able to guide Israel | Horeb; Deut. 4:10 |
| VHC | D. F. Manley | Presumably the fire made ho/rrid place for Elijah | Horeb; 1 Kings 19:8 |
| VHC | Mrs E. McFee | Wasn’t taking holy orders given a tho/ught? Ask, for Moses | Horeb; Deut. 4:10 |
| VHC | R. Postill | There I shove aground. I wouldn’t, Da/n, if snow were threatening | John Snow, Sussex and England fast bowler |
| VHC | Brig R. F. E. Stoney | Trackmen must work to relay lines whe/n switches are made | |
| VHC | J. C. P. Taylor | Water came from ho/nest roke | Horeb; Ex. 17:6 |
| VHC | M. H. E. Watson | Exercise?—Ca/n-can? Get fumbled in exchanges |
HCs in competition 1167 awarded to: