The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

CCCWC April competition voters’ comments
 
Clue no. 10: Crews overcame Roman vessels using such at the prows.

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A clue to CORVUS.
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Comments on the clue
1.Like the acrostic indicator "at the prows". Pretty decent surface too.
2.I don't normally enjoy 'initial' clues, but this is a fresh take and a very neat &lit.
 
Comments on the competition
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A difficult word to clue, and most clues had some faults. Crow (singular) doesn't quite seem to cut it as the definition for the genus [25, 38 and 45 at least sought to be more accurate with this. Of the attempts at initial letter clues 10 stood out for originality and surface.