Ximenes Competition No. 159 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 158 | 160 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 159 | Feb 1951 | SPANIEL | normal | 17 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | D. P. M. Michael | Lies curled up taking nap—let him sleep | anag. of lies, nap; “let sleeping dogs lie” |
| Second | E. R. Prentice | Resort to kennel without the house. I may be seen within | spa + I in (ken)nel & lit.; ken2 |
| Third | C. Koop | Due to spring perhaps, he’ll soon find some flapper falling for his fetching ways! | cryptic def.; springer s.; flapper = game bird; s. may be gun dog or retriever [see comments] |
| HC | E. S. Ainley | A pleasin’ creature—to shootin’ types | anag., creature = something created; spaniel = fawning person/gun dog |
| HC | C. A. Baker | As a dog lies taking a nap all curled up, let it be! | anag. of lies, nap; “let sleeping dogs lie” |
| HC | R. W. H. Brunswick | May be in lapse, tailed or tailed | anag.: tailed = with tail or without tail; in laps(e) = lap dog |
| HC | Maj A. H. Giles | He may be taken and tried for shooting—wholly the fault of Trygve | span + anag. of Lie; span = wholly; ref. T. Lie, UNO Sec. Gen.; gun dog |
| HC | S. B. Green | Not a shaggy dog, but an American story about one | an in spiel; “s.d.” stories |
| HC | C. J. Morse | No mean springer? On the contrary. Springs about an inch in an upward direction | in. in leaps (all rev.); springer spaniel |
| HC | A. E. North | Up and about in leaps and bounds at prospect of game | in, in leaps (all rev.) |
| HC | Mrs A. M. Osmond | Alpines maybe—but not flora. Should it be fawna? | anag.; ‘fawner’ |
| HC | E. G. Phillips | He comes up with leaps, bounding in, always ready for game | in, in leaps (all rev.); see bound3 |
| HC | E. J. Rackham | “Uneasy lies. . .” Gets in some sort of nap, however! This may be King Charles | anag. of nap in anag. of lies; King Charles spaniel; ref. Hen IV Pt.2 III.1 |
| HC | T. E. Sanders | An example of one that has naps being allowed to lie perhaps | anag. of nap, lies;“let sleeping dogs lie” |
| HC | W. K. M. Slimmings | “Sunday piper! Uno boss murdered!” … A shot aide is expected to recover | S.+ Pan + anag. of Lie; ref. Trygve Lie, UNO Sec. Gen.; s. may be gun dog or retriever |
| HC | O. Carlton Smith | After the revolution in Spain the Spanish could not be surprised at leading a dog’s life | anag. of Spain + el (Sp.) |
| HC | J. F. N. Wedge | Is penal reform likely to work with gunmen? | anag.; s. may be a gun dog |
Runners-Up in competition 159: