The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

CCCWC May competition voters’ comments
 
Clue no. 38: Metallic element that’s sloshed around

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A clue to MERCURY.
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Comments on the clue
1.Standout winner – brilliant!
 
Comments on the competition
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Found the rating process this time to be easy as just a handful made it to the shortlist. Was easy to discard many due to 1) wrong use of HG instead of Hg 2) Queen instead of member of Queen 3) unnatural or ungrammatical surfaces. Having said that, the few clues that did make the cut were really good. The two &lits at 57 and 38 stood out, a difficult choice but in the end 57 seemed more apposite