The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

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Clue no. 46: Old-fashioned swindles surrounding Latin breakfast food

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A clue to CORNFLAKES.
2 comments refer to this clue (from 2 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue
1.I don't thinks swindles are quite the same thing as fakes, and the clue's overall meaning is hard to understand.
2.‘Corn’ isn’t an adjective meaning ‘old-fashioned’, but a noun meaning ‘something old-fashioned’