The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

CCCWC August competition voters’ comments
 
Clue no. 50: Steer needed before he'd get answer?

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A clue to OXHEAD.
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Comments on the clue
1.Doesn't read grammatically well for the containment part
2."He'd getting/(gets?) answer" needed for the cryptic reading, which is of course nonsense.
3.Good definition, but not keen on ‘get’ as a containment indicator, and for the cryptic sense it needs ‘gets’
4."needed" is a cop-out
 
Comments on the competition
1.
Some very clever clues but I particularly liked the elegance of clues 50 and 36, which I gave 5 and 4 points respectively