| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| THINKER | Philosopher | |
| XENOPHANES | Greek philosopher | |
| THALES | Greek philosopher | |
| DIOGENES | Greek philosopher | |
| EPICURUS | Greek philosopher | |
| SOCRATES | Greek philosopher | |
| CONFUCIUS | Chinese philosopher | |
| PLATO | Greek philosopher | |
| ARISTOTLE | Greek philosopher | |
| SOPHOCLES | Greek philosopher | |
| PROTAGORAS | Greek Sophist philosopher | |
| ACADEMIST | An Academic philosopher. | |
| SCHOPENHAUER | Nineteenth century German philosopher | |
| RENE | French philosopher, ... Descartes | |
| SARTRE | French philosopher and writer | |
| MASTERY | Specifically, the philosopher's stone. | |
| PHILOSOPHE | A philosophaster; a philosopher. | |
| NIETZSCHE | Philosopher reinterpreting Zen cites Hegelian principle | |
| ELEATIC | A philosopher of the Eleatic school. | |
| PHILOSOPHATE | To play the philosopher; to moralize. | |
| EMERSON | American 19th century essayist, philosopher and poet | |
| STEINER | Croatian-born philosopher, founder of special schools worldwide | |
| UNPHILOSOPHIZE | To degrade from the character of a philosopher. | |
| PSILOSOPHER | A superficial or narrow pretender to philosophy; a sham philosopher. | |
| CONFUCIAN | Of, or relating to, Confucius, the great Chinese philosopher and teacher. | |