CCCWC June competition voters’ comments
Clue no. 7: 'Brexit values' oddly abandoned in disarray as economic burden leads to long lines in supermarket for a bit of meat
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A clue to COLLOP / SURTAX (Right & Left).
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| 1. | Bit verbose but works well; the scenario is daunting, not so realistic | | 2. | Very good | | 3. | Excellent double clue | | 4. | A neat construction |
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L/R clues are always tough to construct, and these were no different. It really is important to conceal the join well, and those clues with punctuation between the two halves got relegated quickly.
Another minor issue I had with some: a surtax is an *extra* tax, additional to a tax already levied; I rewarded clues which managed to get this across in their definition.
There was a lot of "almost certain" (or similar) to indicate SUR; while this is a neat construction I feel it was a little too common to be rewarded the highest marks.
There were also quite a few company heads returning, so they didn't quite access top marks either.
I gave the most points to 7 and 29, which I enjoyed particularly. |
