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Clue no. 11: Do say yes to travel, but not a long journey

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A clue to ODYSSEY.
6 comments refer to this clue (from 6 competitors, 0 others)
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Comments on the clue
1.Best clue. Excellent wordplay and topicality.
2.Neatly constructed anagram
3.The better of the ‘do say yes’ clues for topicality
4.very smooth
5.Nice try at being different while remaining fair to the solver.
 
Comments on the competition
1.
A definitional essay at 7 I see — far too long and who ever would bother to parse it? For me 11 was the outstanding clue, but then I never was modest!