The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

CCCWC January competition voters’ comments
 
Clue no. 10: Clumsy ninja leap, miss, no knockout it seems

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A clue to PLAIN-JANE.
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Comments on the clue
1.Punctuation could be better, but the best of the ninja leaps.
2.I suppose there must have been some clumsy ninja…
 
Comments on the competition
1.
I went through, giving one point each to any clue I though half decent. There were seven such. I then upgraded 9,13 and 10. As usual, there was evidence of several clue-writers trying to run before they can walk, with some convoluted constructions and barely convincing surface meanings.