Ximenes Competition No. 291 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 289 | 293 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291 | Jul 1954 | APAGOGE | normal | 20 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Mrs N. Fisher | An oblique check for the afternoon, with the latest thing in buttons | a + go in page2; go (n.) = fashion |
| Second | Miss D. W. Taylor | Monkey about with spirit to get the required proof | agog in ape |
| Third | R. Postill | I initially get antithesis, prove absurdity—then take its antithesis | ego + initial letters (all rev.), & lit. |
| HC | F. D. H. Atkinson | By turning the argument round I can hit on the flaw and the answer | ego gap a. (all rev.), & lit. |
| HC | B. D. Corbett | Taking the opposite view, the thinker is led to break with what is assumed at the outset | ego gap a (all rev.), & lit. |
| HC | C. R. Dean | Taking a keen interest in Gibbon makes one like the Romans’ being reduced to the absurd | agog in ape; like the R. = Latin |
| HC | L. E. Eyres | This should lead to a conviction, and you’ll find one of the servants has to go inside | go in a page2 |
| HC | A. L. Freeman | A pass back—own goal! England’s lead—this is what shows the error of the other side | a + gap (rev.) + o.g. + E |
| HC | S. B. Green | Bit of Geometry, Part I which can be grasped by a boy who attends | g(e)o in a page2, & lit. [see comments] |
| HC | R. J. Hall | I produce a void answer, when the contrary aspect is viewed | ego gap a. (all rev.), & lit.; gap vb. |
| HC | D. P. M. Michael | Father gets excited about East End demonstration that what’s Left must be Right! | pa in agog + E |
| HC | C. J. Morse | For example, the interval between nought and one is plainly not descending—therefore the reverse is correct | e.g. + gap in 0, a (all rev.), & lit. |
| HC | J. S. Pyett | Good left-half in a side like this makes the other side look silly | go(od) in a page; side like this = (newspaper) page |
| HC | E. J. Rackham | Father’s back all excited with a middle cut of leg. Could we deduce “rational” conclusion from this? | pa (rev.) + agog + e; ref. meat rationing |
| HC | D. Raper | This could be demonstrated by a pedagogue, but not directly | anag. less due, & lit. |
| HC | T. E. Sanders | April time’s about only half gone—that’s a good enough reason for some showers | Ap. + go(ne) in age; i.e. show-ers |
| HC | W. K. M. Slimmings | Logically, it involves showing opposite conclusion to be gaga | anag. of op. (b)e gaga, & lit. |
| HC | F. B. Stubbs | Primate goes about eager to offer rebuttal of all non-conformity | agog in ape |
| HC | Miss D. Tennant | A giant in a split-pea? Surely a case of “reductio ad absurdum” | Gog in anag. of a pea |
| HC | M. Woolf | With this I pass to the answer by exposing the lie of the opposite | ego gap a. (all rev.), & lit. |
Runners-Up in competition 291: