Ximenes Competition No. 182 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 181 | 183 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182 | Xmas 1951 | MISTLETOE | normal | 25 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. J. Hall | I’m held in suspense at The Family Reunion. You’ll find me full of T. S. Eliot’s eccentric characters | anag. in me; ref. his play, “The F. R.”, 1939 |
| Second | C. J. Morse | With me about, it’s wrong to hinder love | anag. + let + 0, all in me, & lit. |
| Third | J. C. Chavasse | An attractive home fixture at Christmas for Wolves—X is likely result | cryptic def.; wolves = womanisers, X = kiss and draw in football pools |
| HC | C. A. Baker | A fine spray in the air is a good sign for fishing smacks | cryptic def.; i.e. obtaining kisses |
| HC | J. A. Blair | Fashionable title some cover girls like to go under | anag. |
| HC | D. L. L. Clarke | To let in poor repair, needing expenditure on the outside. Scheduled to come down in a fortnight | anag. in mise |
| HC | A. E. Clayton | Overhead plant functions continuously for twelve days coping with face level pressure! | cryptic def., ref. to industry |
| HC | T. Dwyer | I hang about where couples are kissing, making up lost time before the end of the dance | anag. + e |
| HC | Miss R. LeS. Filleul | Totem lies shattered. Once sacred symbol now no longer revered | anag.; m. was sacred to ancient Druids |
| HC | D. J. Furley | High decoration (for gallantry): even great men are more familiar with lower orders just below it | cryptic def.; gallantry = devotion to ladies; lower orders = e.g. servants |
| HC | L. Johnson | Spray covering the smacks—slight fog starting—put to into shelter! | mist + to in lee; smack = kiss |
| HC | F. P. N. Lake | One way of getting “XXX” at Xmas is to let me arrange it | anag.; XXX rum / kisses |
| HC | G. G. Lawrance | I live with my host throughout the year and get put up for Christmas | cryptic def.; m. is a parasite |
| HC | J. P. Lloyd | A popular Home choice this season, but cover for 2, with the possibility of an X | cryptic def.; ref. football pools, i.e. home win, away win (2pts.) and draw (X) |
| HC | B. J. McCann | If you want a surprise introduction to her at the party, the best thing is to let me arrange it | anag. |
| HC | M. B. McIlroy | Most élite houses sport seasonal decoration | anag.; houses (vb.), sport = variation |
| HC | T. W. Melluish | Miss Buss could hardly have understood? | cryptic def., understood = stood under; ref. anon. rhyme,“Miss B. and Miss Beale,” see ODQ. |
| HC | F. E. Newlove | At Christmas parties (most élite otherwise) toilets become ruffled with me around | anag., anag. in me; toilet = dress & appearance |
| HC | Rev E. B. Peel | I sometimes cling to a peach, but just now necking is beneath me | cryptic def.; m. is a parasite of various fruit trees |
| HC | E. J. Rackham | Danger sign for ladies—toilets are disarranged with me embracing! | anag. in me; toilet = dress & appearance |
| HC | W. K. M. Slimmings | What may cause unquiet lips to meet! | anag. less p, & lit. |
| HC | H. S. Tribe | Il est Moët qui produit le “hangover” à Noël | anag.; ref. champagne |
| HC | E. W. Tulloch | Simply lives on apple but won’t always keep the doctor away—from the nurses? | cryptic def.; m. is a parasite of various fruit trees |
| HC | R. A. Wells | Green?—I’m a sucker! I get the bird and the sharp end of a boot! | mistle, toe; sucker = parasite |
| HC | Dr D. W. Williams | Suitably arranged, allows lips to meet (though you must have a little quiet) | i.e. mistletoe + p = anag. of lips to meet |
Runners-Up in competition 182: