Ximenes Competition No. 44 Ximenes Slip | ◀ 43 | 45 ▶ | Other competitions
| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Feb 1947 | PARIS | normal | 20 |
| Award | Clue writer | Clue | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | F. R. L. Green | Where to find errant couples? | anag. of pairs, & lit. |
| Second | D. Marsh-Smith | Wasn’t I like my dad in my pram? | i.e. I in pram = Priam; father of P. |
| Third | C. H. Hudson | What’s Hecuba to him? If you know, mum’s the word | cryptic def.; H., mother of P. |
| HC | Rev L. Blackburn | Alexander Herbert Turner | Sir A. P. (rev.); P. also known as Alexander; ref. Sir A. P. Herbert, humorist and writer |
| HC | A. E. Brookes | Helen’s partner in the mixed doubles | anag. of pairs; H., partner of P. |
| HC | N. Grange | In a state of equality beginning is the end of capital | par + is |
| HC | S. B. Green | Capital raised by notorious company promoters is standing close to par | anag. of pairs, par + is; i.e. ‘two’s company’ |
| HC | C. T. Hatten | Interest for Helen, capital for Helène | 2 mngs.; Helen, love interest of P. |
| HC | H. C. Hills | Capital judge of form, yet backed the wrong horse! | 2 mngs.; ref. judgment of P., Trojan horse |
| HC | E. Irving | A set of clues with acrostics [see comments] | |
| HC | H. Joyce | The nominal value of the shares is not revealed, but the capital is frankly stated | par is; pun on ‘franc’ |
| HC | T. W. Melluish | Town with about 101 bally letters couldn’t be longer in any case | i.e. parisyllabic less CI bally (rev.); case = inflection |
| HC | D. G. C. Mockridge | Face value is sufficient for the judge of beauty | par is; ref. judgment of P. |
| HC | Rev E. B. Peel | The judge in a beauty competition is after face value | par + is; ref. judgment of P. |
| HC | Mrs Porter | Liberty! Equality! Fraternity! Strange only one of them is here | i.e. par is; ref. motto of France; par = equality |
| HC | G. E. Salisbury | Seek out name of foundling prince reared in Asia Minor | i.e. initial letters give Priam, father of P.; ref. story of Paris being left as a baby on Mount Ida |
| HC | Miss D. W. Taylor | Capital soundly realised by the banks of the sane | i.e. ‘Seine’ |
| HC | L. E. Thomas | State of equality exists where liberty and fraternity are proclaimed | par is; ref. motto of France |
| HC | W. R. Watson-Smyth | Did Love give him the pip? | cryptic def.; ref. judgment of P., Aphrodite, apple of discord |
| HC | G. J. Willans | Nominal value of capital derived from braces is left untold | anag. of pairs, Paris less is = par |
No Runners-Up in competition 44