Ximenes Competition No. 51 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 50 | 52 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | May 1947 | LLANELLY | normal | 18 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Mrs B. A. Mallett | All back Orange Girl for the Welsh Town Selling Plate | all (rev.) + Nelly; ref. Nell Gwyn, tin plate manufacture |
| Second | D. Ashcroft | Every one’s backed the royal favourite for a place. Welsh! | all (rev.) + Nelly; ref. Nell Gwyn; welsh, vb. |
| Third | A. G. Taylor | Ellish town—but Evans there? | cryptic def.; i.e. town with L’s, Welsh surname |
| HC | A. H. Ashcroft | The Welsh Sparta? The town’s all taken aback when deprived of Helen’s familiar form | all (rev.) + Nelly; known for metalwork |
| HC | Dr G. R. Aspinwall | £2 a yard and a quarter in any Welsh market-town | L, L + ell in any |
| HC | C. B. Daish | Miss Gwynn met Mr. Sloper at the seaside, and the consequence was —— | anag. of Nell, Ally; ref. Nell G., Ally S., comic strip character |
| HC | J. Duffill | Where Helen lies after all is over?—but not in Kirkconnel Lea; that’s over the wrong border | all (rev.) + Nelly; ref. Scottish ballad ‘Helen of K.’ |
| HC | C. E. Gates | It’s all up with Helen: it must be the port! | all (rev.) + Nelly |
| HC | Maj A. H. Giles | The town is all taken aback with the carrying on of the King’s mistress—look you! | all (rev.) + Nelly; ref. Nell Gwyn, Welsh expression |
| HC | J. A. Hyde | What’ll make the Plate? Nelly, by Rebel Lal out of Welsh Wales | anag. + Nelly; ref. tin plate manufacture |
| HC | Mrs L. Jarman | It’s a long lane that has no turning—hundred-yard limit in Wales | L + lane + LL + y; 100 = L + L |
| HC | Mrs D. M. Kissen | It’s all up with little Nell: port the cause of her downfall | all (rev.) + Nelly; down clue |
| HC | T. W. Melluish | Welsh town shows what English king’s last words were all about | all (rev.) + Nelly; ref. Charles II, “let not poor Nelly starve” |
| HC | F. E. Newlove | Un-English rugger club, surely?—all backs and one girl forward! | all (rev.) + Nelly |
| HC | R. C. Payn | Two pounds each way on the French donkey. Why, after that, you’ll never find a Welsher | âne (Fr.) in LL, LL + y (‘why’); i.e. more Welsh; welsh, vb. |
| HC | Rev E. B. Peel | If pounds are put on a successful favourite from the King’s establishment, there will be Welshers all over the place | L, L + a + Nelly; ref. Nell Gwyn; welsh, vb. |
| HC | T. E. Sanders | A small port and everything’s topsy-turvy and dim for Helen | all (rev.) + Nelly; dim. = diminutive |
| HC | E. D. Tuthill | Nell and an ally compose a deathly rhyme | anag.; i.e. Llanelly rhymes with deathly |
No Runners-Up in competition 51