Ximenes Competition No. 194 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 193 | 195 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 194 | Jun 1952 | KNOWLEDGE BOX | normal | 22 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | C. J. Morse | It takes skill to hit the coconut | knowledge box2; coconut (19C sl.) = head |
| Second | Mrs E. Shackleton | Naturally the scholarship holder is at the top of the form | knowledge + box1 |
| Third | Capt J. Burton-Page | Learning to mill will enable you to make a loaf! | knowledge box2; mill1 (vb.); loaf 1 (sl.) |
| HC | C. A. Baker | The sconce yields its light to a blow | knowledge + box2; sconce4 |
| HC | R. J. Bowen | Indulge in fisticuffs after learning leads to the head | knowledge + box2; leads, n. & vb. |
| HC | R. N. Chignell | Information on the case is found at the top of the column | knowledge + box1; spinal column |
| HC | W. J. Duffin | Keep it under your hat—a suitable catchword for an Information Bureau? | knowledge box1 |
| HC | Mrs N. Fisher | It’s a case for Intelligence, so keep it under your hat | i.e. knowledge box1 |
| HC | C. E. Gates | A bowler often disguises it—Knox, for example, bowled deceptively | anag. of Knox, e.g., bowled; ref. Neville A. K., Surrey fast bowler, ret. 1910 |
| HC | S. B. Green | There’s a block along here, but if it is crammed by coaches, we may be able to get through | cryptic def. |
| HC | P. W. W. Leach | Lively case with the crown involved! | nowl in kedge2 + box, & lit. |
| HC | G. A. Linsley | The principles of Bede glow dimly in the bosom of the Scottish reformer, but what a store of learning! | anag. of Bede glow in Knox; ref. Bede, English monk and John K., Scottish reformer |
| HC | T. W. Melluish | Chump, you must observe the 50 limit in the middle of Ken Wood | L edge in know box3 |
| HC | M. Newman | Small house found, following information—Chez Nous, central for main arterial routes. (Good for home if vacant!) | knowledge + box1, cryptic def.; nous = intelligence; i.e. needing a care home |
| HC | E. J. Rackham | Though sometimes made to look uncomfortable by bowlers, may yet be capped for the country | cryptic def. |
| HC | C. P. Rea | The distracted globe we’d expect to find in the great reformer | anag. in Knox, & lit.; cf. Hamlet I.5; ref. John K. Scottish reformer |
| HC | A. Robins | A tree ultimately assumes the ancestral tree’s power, and a nut appears | knowledge + box3; see “Tree of Knowledge” in C. |
| HC | W. K. M. Slimmings | Ken Wood? There’s a part that’s badly used by ramblers! | knowledge + box3 |
| HC | F. B. Stubbs | Small tree, after application of Golden Kew Compound, is above shoulder height | anag. + box3 |
| HC | Miss A. C. Tatham | Where the mysterious gowned bloke, “X,” keeps his secrets? | anag. |
| HC | J. Thompson | Dope case to be tried here: Keep it under your hat! | knowledge box1; dope = information |
| HC | A. J. Young | Sconce and butter, perhaps, obtainable from the light buffet! | knowledge box2; i.e. head butt; sconce4, buffet2 |
Runners-Up in competition 194: