CCCWC February competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 53

CCCWC February competition voters’ comments

Clue no. 53: Restore – if able to – underrated Hitchcock classic (8)

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Comments on the clue

1.	Best of the "if able to"s
2.	I was not aware of the film but this is a pleasant change from so many nautical clues. In my top eleven.
3.	Not keen on the dash between verb and object in the cryptic reading. Otherwise an interesting clue.

Comments on the competition
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"If able to" was a predictably popular anagrammatic approach, but the surface of all these clues, including my own, seemed rather forced and artificial, 40, 44, 53 & 58 being the best of the bunch. For me, of the other clues, 19 and 64 were way out in front.

CCCWC February competition voters’ comments Clue no. 53: Restore – if able to – underrated Hitchcock classic (8)

CCCWC February competition voters’ comments

Clue no. 53: Restore – if able to – underrated Hitchcock classic (8)