CCCWC Christmas Special competition voters’ comments
Clue no. 37: SPRITZER, TONIC, SCHNITZEL, DRESS, SKIRT, BOA, MAHJONG
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1. | I won't ask what the men will do with their dress, skirt and boa … | 2. | I guess this clue to be John’s | 3. | I liked this. Perhaps only "boa" is a weakness. |
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Only a few clues seem to include all the required elements (one of them mine and I am not convinced by most of the others)— i.e. there is a distinct absence of specified non-alcoholic drinks! Ergo 5 points to 37 — which I predict is John's own entry! — and I look forward to seeing John and Robert in drag. Nothing to the rest(bah humbug!). |
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How do you judge a competition like this, when normal cluing criteria hardly apply? Plausible and natural-sounding surface perhaps? But maybe a zanier surface would be just as appropriate here. However, it might be a little easier to contrive, so I have rated the entries I think sound more natural slightly higher. I make 18 the winner, then 11, then 12, with 16 and 35 joint fourth. Merits to 22 and 37. I THINK JOHN TOZER'S CLUE IS NUMBER 16. |