Ximenes Competition No. 227 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 225 | 229 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 227 | Apr 1953 | CATEGORIES | normal | 15 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | J. S. Young | Chancellor is eager to content all classes | C + anag.; content, noun |
| Second | T. E. Bell | For example October, Aries—anyhow, parts of a whole comprising twelve divisions | anag. incl. e.g., Oct; ref. year, zodiac, Kant |
| Third | J. A. L. Sturrock | What follows tax cut (25%) by the Chancellor? Wild orgies!—the fruits of class distinction | C + (r)ate + anag. |
| HC | E. S. Ainley | See the highest classes—thinker, monarch, writer—all absorbed in Tit-bits! | ego, R, I, in cates; popular magazine |
| HC | Dr S. H. Atkins | The cost, I agree, spread unevenly will give rise to class distinctions | anag. |
| HC | V. E. Brooke | In short, cognate and seriate arrangements | anag. incl. cog. & lit. |
| HC | Brig W. E. Duncan | The Ego (‘I’) reacts, making orderly conclusions | anag. |
| HC | H. H. Elliott | For the Upper Classes, I agree, cost is fantastic | anag. |
| HC | Mrs N. Fisher | Reduced cost, I agree, should bring in orders | anag. |
| HC | P. W. W. Leach | The whip for all and you’ll get orderly classes instead of those images! | cat for all in allegories |
| HC | C. J. Morse | Aristotle first discovered the predicaments that an erotic sage might get into | anag. |
| HC | R. J. Munnings | For classification in a thesaurus the ace is Roget | anag. |
| HC | E. W. Richart | Cost, I agree, must determine what orders should be placed here | anag. |
| HC | W. I. D. Scott | Sections are required to elucidate a puzzling goitre case | anag. |
| HC | E. O. Seymour | Orders of singularly dainty food as a prelude to Bacchanalian orgies | cate + anag. [see comments] |
Runners-Up in competition 227: