Ximenes Competition No. 283 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 281 | 285 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 283 | May 1954 | SOBER | normal | 15 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | S. B. Green | Robes should he fashioned to fit—neither tight nor loose | anag. |
| Second | S. Goldie | What Jack isn’t after splicing the mainbrace to greet the Queen! | sob ER, & lit.; greet2 = lament; ref. Queen’s return from Commonwealth tour |
| Third | W. K. M. Slimmings | Well, Bertie? Wanting a cravat of a pattern Jeeves would approve? | so Ber(tie) |
| HC | C. Allen Baker | Cry to the Queen and greet her!—make it what a home-coming should be! | sob ER (twice); greet2 = lament; ref. Queen’s return from Commonwealth tour |
| HC | A. N. Clark | Competitors in T.T. race should be careful when lapping | 2 mngs.; TT race = non-drinkers; lap2 = drink |
| HC | J. Coleby | Composed to greet the Queen | sob ER; greet2 = lament |
| HC | Mrs N. Fisher | Let this dry spell greet the Queen | sob ER; greet2 = lament |
| HC | T. J. Guffick | Judges are notoriously such crashing bores | anag.; sober as a J. |
| HC | L. Johnson | In such fashion live up to Rechabite’s ancient principle | so be R, & lit.; principle (obs.) = beginning; R.s promote abstention |
| HC | W. L. Miron | Teetotallers are always such crashing bores! | anag. |
| HC | C. J. Morse | It’s not like Puck to sadden his Oberon’s heart | hidden, 2 defs.; sober (vt.) = sadden |
| HC | R. Postill | The Observer is this at heart, though some of the letters are rather wild | anag. of (The) Obser(ver) |
| HC | Mrs E. M. Simmonds | Judges are proverbially frightful bores! | anag.; sober as a J. |
| HC | Miss D. W. Taylor | Bores will give dry description of T.T. races | anag.; TT races = non-drinkers |
| HC | M. Winterbottom | Disturbing leaders in The Observer, taking a grave view of the situation | anag. of Obser(ver) |
Runners-Up in competition 283: