Ximenes Competition No. 91 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 90 | 92 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | Dec 1948 | CRETONNE | normal | 18 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | L. C. Wright | On recent form will be a length in front of the runners, if drawn on the rails | anag.; curtain material; racehorse |
| Second | C. Allen Baker | Exposes one-sided figures on recent output | anag.; fabric patterned on one side |
| Third | Mrs Caithness | Unsettled rent once made for hanging, drawing and quartering under stern oppression | anag.; upholstery, i.e. placing where sat on! |
| HC | E. S. Ainley | For Casement—Hanging and Drawing or The Chair? (Fancy printing such stuff!) | cryptic def.; ref. Roger C., Irish Republican executed 1916 |
| HC | Maj P. S. Baines | No centre to broken deck-chair? Jolly tough! | anag.; i.e. to deck chair |
| HC | Mrs D. M. D’Eath | No recent alteration in print, but according to the Chair it may be cut | anag. |
| HC | S. B. Green | “A credit to the school—and right at the top in geography”? That’s the stuff! | cr. + Eton + NE; stuff = fabric |
| HC | T. L. Griffiths | For making this material the credit must go to the French, the French being mutely surprised! | cr. + étonné without accents |
| HC | D. J. Knights | Curtains from horsehair? Certainly, simply weave and follow directions | anag. of cronet + N, E |
| HC | G. G. Lawrance | Material salvaged from the wreck of R.101 | anag. of R, cent, one; ref. airship crash 1930 |
| HC | J. P. Lloyd | Fancy Cotton! Just breaks 100 three times, then makes no return! Never!! | anag. of C ter + no (rev.) + ne (= never); ref. Henry C., golfer |
| HC | F. E. Newlove | If you want to recover, cut out this fancy stuff and get down to brass tacks! | cryptic def.; i.e. re-cover |
| HC | G. H. Podmore | Stout stuff. Credit to the College. Right on top | cr. + Eton + NE; stuff = fabric |
| HC | Mrs E. Shackleton | Kind of flowery printed matter to be sat on by the armchair critic? | cryptic def. |
| HC | Mrs A. L. Stevenson | Hang it! This stuff always occupies the centre on appearing in print! | anag.; curtain material |
| HC | Miss D. W. Taylor | Wanted by the Yard for hangings in secret on Newgate Hill | hidden; curtain fabric bought by the yard |
| HC | H. S. Tribe | No recent reform provides material on which the armchair critic can spread himself | anag. |
| HC | F Lt E. M. Watson-Smyth | Covering note returned; credit in advance, not in arrears! | cr. + note (rev.) + ne |
Runners-Up in competition 91: