Ximenes Competition No. 17 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 16 | 18 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Feb 1946 | SICCA | normal | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | J. Hardie Kier | The newer coin of the two a canny Scot mak’s sure of | sicca(R); R = rupee; newly minted coin |
| Second | H. T. R. Twyford | Rs. 1; but you may add another r to make sure | sicca(r); Rs = rupees |
| Third | S. B. Green | Scotch firm loses rupee—so Chartered Accountant employed, and rupee discovered! | sicca(R), sic CA |
| HC | S. S. Blythe | 6 – X + 200 + a = 180 grains troy weìght (appx.) | si(x) CC a; weight of sicca rupee |
| HC | T. Carter | A coin even a Scot can’t make sure of | sicca(r) |
| HC | A. C. Foskett | Basic Canadian contains at least one newly-coined word! | hidden |
| HC | Mrs N. J. Griffin | A rupee? The bill is mounting! | acc. is (rev.) |
| HC | Sjt K. J. Harding | The coin is surely short of a king’s head | siccar less R(ex) |
| HC | C. Helme | As elsewhere, in India a Scot’s almost certain to make money | sicca(r) |
| HC | Gnr C. Herzig | Even the dry parts of that old classic Caesar Book V. are worth two bob (India paper) | hidden, 2 defs.; sicca (L.) = dry |
| HC | Sqn Ldr H. M. Jamieson | It has just received the official stamp, so back the bill | sic + ac. (rev.); newly minted coin |
| HC | J. W. Keith | A chip of a new block—as the Hindu might say | cryptic def.; chip slang for rupee; newly minted coin |
| HC | W. L. Marshall | An integrant of geodesic calculus = 192 π | hidden; sicca rupee = 192 pies |
| HC | R. J. Munnings | 200 settled in the best part of Siam on one rupee | CC in Sia(m) |
| HC | A. I. Oldaker | If French account rises rupee goes down. (It sounds worse already!) | si (Fr.) + acc. (rev.), ‘sicker’ |
| HC | J. A. Plowman | The rupee is lower by the sound of it—so my accountant says | ‘sicker’, sic CA |
| HC | G. W. Pugh | To be sure, it should be a little longer, but it’s fresh and bright and will pass | sicca(r); newly minted coin |
| HC | J. H. Quincey | Just issued from the classic case of oriental numismatics | hidden |
| HC | R. C. Shorter | “Almost sairtainly one and saxpence” sae said the Accountant | sicca(r), sic + CA; value of sicca rupee; sic, sae = so |
| HC | W. J. Swords | In Poona Tommy calls it a chip, but not of the old block! | cryptic def.; chip slang for rupee; newly minted coin |
| HC | Capt C. Tyers, RN | No Scotsman can ever make quite sure of this bit of siller | sicca(r) |
No Runners-Up in competition 17