CCCWC January competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 13

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Clue no. 13: Even houses in Japan's capital are basic

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A clue to PLAIN-JANE.
5 comments refer to this clue (from 4 competitors, 1 other)
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Comments on the clue

1.	Good surface.
2.	Good misleading wordplay
3.	Nice idea, but the connector for equivalence requires 'is' instead of 'are' – resultant grammar dilemma
4.	It is a shame that 'even' also means PLAIN which detracts slightly from what for me would have been the winner. Still worth points though.

Comments on the competition
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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.