CCCWC April competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 21

CCCWC April competition voters’ comments

Clue no. 21: Eccentric check up nurse scratching one's back is an unexpected hit (6-5)

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1.	Although stretching the imagination the surface story made me smile and the anagram word play is different

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For me too many unsuccessful attempts at forcing a passable surface story out of difficult anagram fodder. I thought the few homophone clues (succour = sucker) did not really work well enough. The stand out clue for me was clue39 – demonstrating what can be achieved with just the right two (telling) words – bravo and 5 points! No other clue came near but I did like clue28 (3.5 points). Of the rest, clue 20 (2.5 points); clue21 made me smile (2 points); clues 11 and 48 worked well enough for 1 point each.

Comments on the competition

For me too many unsuccessful attempts at forcing a passable surface story out of difficult anagram fodder. I thought the few homophone clues (succour = sucker) did not really work well enough.

The stand out clue for me was clue39 – demonstrating what can be achieved with just the right two (telling) words – bravo and 5 points!

No other clue came near but I did like clue28 (3.5 points).

Of the rest, clue 20 (2.5 points); clue21 made me smile (2 points); clues 11 and 48 worked well enough for 1 point each.

CCCWC April competition voters’ comments Clue no. 21: Eccentric check up nurse scratching one's back is an unexpected hit (6-5)

CCCWC April competition voters’ comments

Clue no. 21: Eccentric check up nurse scratching one's back is an unexpected hit (6-5)