CCCWC November competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 1

CCCWC November competition voters’ comments

Clue no. 1: ———, ——— and ——— (4,5 and 6); Pick the first perhaps, take the second possibly and roll out the last? All of it!

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There were some fiendishly complicated essays here, so I went for anagrams that offered some sort of surface meaning, beginning with 3and 37. One of those to shun is 1 because it clues three bits separately, by taking out the 'and' when a clue for the whole phrase is required.

CCCWC November competition voters’ comments Clue no. 1: ———, ——— and ——— (4,5 and 6); Pick the first perhaps, take the second possibly and roll out the last? All of it!

CCCWC November competition voters’ comments

Clue no. 1: ———, ——— and ——— (4,5 and 6); Pick the first perhaps, take the second possibly and roll out the last? All of it!