The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

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Clue no. 7: Bloom’s Odyssean arc is suspenseful, gripping! (9)

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A clue to NARCISSUS.
4 comments refer to this clue (from 4 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue
1.A nice literary reference ,retaining the classical milieu
2.The cryptic reading is grammatically suspect
3.The structure is wordplay gripping definition, but the surface doesn't say this unfortunately.
4.Not an easy word to hide successfully.