CCCWC April competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 39

A clue to OPEN.
3 comments refer to this clue (from 3 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue

1.	"Exhausted" means "used up" not "contents are used up" – the ketchup is exhausted, not the ketchup bottle
2.	'Stopping working' sounds clumsy, too many ings. Could have been 'stops'
3.	Has a reasonable story and works for me