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Clue no. 36: Run vote corruptly, installing Republican? There might be two sides to this story

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A clue to TURNOVER.
6 comments refer to this clue (from 5 competitors, 0 others)
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Comments on the clue
1.URN is a bit obscure for my tastes. I like this clue, it tells a good story, but it's not the story of the actual US election.
2.Good misleading definition
3.A nice construction and a convincing surface reading. Top marks from me.
4.Smooth and topical, and the punning definition works perfectly.
5.Marks for topicality and to my mind slightly tighter wordplay than 6.
 
Comments on the competition
1.
First time here and I've really enjoyed reading the clues. Struggled to limit myself to 15 points and gave out quite a few merits for other clues I enjoyed.

There were a lot of apple pie (or similar) clues – only the best (10 imho) got any points.

Quite a few VOTER* + [URN] (provided in some guise) made for topical clues, giving what's going on the other side of the pond. I particularly enjoyed 36's construction, plus the neat definition for the two-page newspaper article, so that got the most points from me.

I also enjoyed 5 for its less common take, and that shared top spot in my book.

19 was a decent stab at what our old friend D St.P. Barnard would have called a parabolic clue, and I think it works – definitely a couple of points for total originality!