Ximenes Competition No. 31 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 30 | 32 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Aug 1946 | APRIORIST | normal | 17 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | R. Postill | Wanted. Reasonable performer for Paris Trio. Experience not essential | anag. |
| Second | S. B. Green | No doubt the judgment of Paris, confused with the trio, would have a German philosopher’s approval | anag.; i.e. Kant |
| Third | Maj D. P. M. Michael | Follows logically after Mar. 1 or 31st | Apr 1 or 1st |
| HC | J. Chubb | I look askant at philosophy | cryptic def.; i.e. as Kant |
| HC | J. M. Doulton | I can perceive the trio, Paris judged, without resort to experience | anag. |
| HC | Mrs D. Fuller | Canon to right of me? Canon to left of me? Kant is my führer | i.e. I between a prior and St |
| HC | L. Johnson | Disorderly rip in the past, now attached to a reputable German school | anag. of rip in aorist |
| HC | Mrs J. Kennedy | A religious head is branded thief by one who reasons from known facts | a prior is T; i.e. thief marked with a T |
| HC | C. Koop | A spirit or otherwise, I’ll follow my leader anywhere in reason | anag. |
| HC | Lt R. H. Lemon | Philosopher shows two ways to write All Fools’ Day | Apr 1 or 1st |
| HC | C. R. Malcolm | A philosophical disciple is a religious leader first | a prior 1st |
| HC | W. Rennie | Follower, in Paris riot, finds leader in overturned tank | anag.; i.e. anag. of Kant |
| HC | W. O. Robertson | Philosopher’s disciple alternatively expressing All Fools’ Day | Apr 1 or 1st |
| HC | H. L. Tinkler | A wrecked German tank has taught him not to put the cart before the horse | cryptic def.; i.e. anag. of Kant and pun on Descartes |
| HC | P. Walton | “Is’t not All Fools’ Day, or is’t?” “Kant say” | Apr 1 or is’t |
| HC | E. F. Watling | As a previous winner (or first after less than a month) I naturally believe in intuition | a prior 1st, Apri(l) or 1st |
| HC | W. H. J. Wheeler | His knowledge comes direct from Heaven, or a spirit maybe | anag. |
No Runners-Up in competition 31