Ximenes Competition No. 22 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 21 | 23 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Apr 1946 | SLEEPYHEAD | normal | 21 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | J. Riley | Little Boy Blue, who caused the sheep delay | anag. |
| Second | J. M. Doulton | “A seedy help” inaccurately describes Wardle’s Joe | anag.; ref. ‘Pickwick Papers’, Mr. Wardle’s servant |
| Third | L. E. Thomas | Unlikely promontory on Wake Island | cryptic def. |
| HC | G. N. Collins | Comes to delay sheep, but should have no need to count them | anag. |
| HC | H. J. Connell | After sleep neither you nor I in the returning day will be a sluggard | sleep + he in day (rev.) |
| HC | Mrs V. Cooper | Astray in sheepy dale with no need to count them | anag. |
| HC | A. Fenton | Makes sheep delay, though he has no need to count them | anag. |
| HC | H. S. Fielden | First of a nursery trio, the one with the L-shaped eye? | anag.; ref. “Come, let’s to bed, said S.” |
| HC | R. I. Gunn | Cape Wrath at reveillé | cryptic def.; ref. Housman, ‘Reveillé’ |
| HC | C. Hoop | Deeply as he is involved, he is never in the toils! | anag. |
| HC | Mrs L. Jarman | No wonder this teacher has dull pupils—and down come the lashes! | sleepy head |
| HC | Lt R. H. Lemon | Not a glutton for work, deeply as he may he involved in it | anag. |
| HC | Maj D. P. M. Michael | The pal she eyed proved to be no more than a nodding acquaintance | anag. |
| HC | F. E. Newlove | Deeply as he must be upset, his indolence is inexcusable | anag. |
| HC | J. H. Quincey | Woolgatherer responsible for making the sheep delay | anag. |
| HC | A. Robins | Please, Miss Lamarr, break it up! I’m tired! | anag. of please Hedy; ref. H. Lamarr, film star |
| HC | J. V. Skinner | Surely too dull a Jekyll to please Hyde | anag. |
| HC | J. C. W. Springbett | Learning would be a dream if there was one at his school | cryptic def.; sleepy head |
| HC | Capt C. Tyers, RN | Delay sheep perhaps—but not for numbering, apparently | anag. |
| HC | W. B. Wake | Sheep delay for an idle fellow, but he doesn’t need them | anag. |
| HC | L. D. Wakely | Lazy type produced by prominent seaside resort giving up its beach for sleep | Beachy Head with sleep for beach |
No Runners-Up in competition 22