The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

CCCWC February competition voters’ comments
 
Clue no. 48: One of Hitchcock’s (initially) less-indicated films earned Bankhead outstanding actress title

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A clue to LIFEBOAT.
5 comments refer to this clue (from 4 competitors, 1 other)

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Comments on the clue
1.Smooth surface but hyphen needs dropping
2.Less-indicated?
3.You've presented 'less-indicated' as a single hyphenated word. So the wordplay gives LFEBOAT
4.Hyphen rather spoils it – something like "… less illustrious …" would have been better
5.Originality but is less-indicated a word? The wordplay leads to L not L I.