Ximenes Competition No. 24 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 23 | 25 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | May 1946 | SWELL-MOBSMAN | normal | 17 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | F. E. Dixon | Thief who might even break into the almsmen’s bowl | anag. |
| Second | Miss J. Fry | Little Willy bones small change. A smart thief! | anag. incl. Wm. |
| Third | Rev L. Blackburn | Might have caused railway hold-up, but L.M.S. now blames distribution | anag. |
| HC | Miss D. M. Angle | If this pickpocket were demobbed without a shilling he’d still be a dressy fellow | i.e. swell(mob s)man |
| HC | H. P. Chubb | If he’s as smart as he looks, you won’t feel the pinch till later | cryptic def.; swell = smart |
| HC | Mrs Craib | Lamb’s low men’s resort for well dressed thief | anag. |
| HC | G. H. Dickson | He’s a thief of the Smart Set. Snob as well? M’m... perhaps | anag. |
| HC | C. D. Eagle | The pickpocket had a good start, but the crowds got their man in the end | swell mobs man |
| HC | C. D. Hallows | Lambs lost in scattered snow? Elm is the stuff for the crook you need | anag. of lambs snow elm |
| HC | H. C. Hills | What is needed to get larger crowds, man? Raffles maybe | swell mobs man; ref. Arthur J. Raffles |
| HC | W. S. Holdsworth | Too smart for heavy-handed work, he may yet take his pick in a moment of abstraction | cryptic def.; swell = smart |
| HC | C. B. Joyner | Smart thief jogs man’s elbow on L.M.S. | anag. of man’s elbow LMS |
| HC | Mrs R. L. Kemp | Catch the thief! You will if you increase the crowds by one man | swell mobs man |
| HC | Mrs J. Kennedy | A smart crook puts a man on to increase the size of the crowds | swell mobs + man |
| HC | A. B. Kingsford | Increase crowds? Man, it’s just criminal! | swell mobs man |
| HC | Maj D. P. M. Michael | Lawless nob with a couple of thousand turns out to be a smart pickpocket | anag. incl. MM |
| HC | R. C. Shorter | Our swagger doctor, having taken a surgical degree, now keeps a man! It’s our money he’s after! | swell MO BS man |
No Runners-Up in competition 24