The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

CCCWC November competition voters’ comments
 
Clue no. 8: Business needing dough folded

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A clue to TURNOVER.
3 comments refer to this clue (from 2 competitors, 0 others)
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Comments on the clue
1.Great double def.
2.Among the best – brilliantly neat. Small quibble that "needing" suggests a link between def. and wordplay rather than a DD. 4 points.
 
Comments on the competition
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The word has a variety of meanings (I was happy with clues to 'turn over' as well as 'turnover'), but none of them are all that interesting. It was a similar story with the clues. Many different approaches, but not much spark. 8 was the only clue that really caught my fancy. A couple of clues could lead to 'overturn' as well as 'turnover', which I think is a weakness.