The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

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Clue no. 10: "Could be rainier!" spin in Conservative East Lancashire town, wrestling control from former captain (6&6)

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A clue to NELSON / PRINCE (Right & Left).
5 comments refer to this clue (from 5 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue
1."Rainier" needs to be capitalised, and PR = SPIN is dubious.
2.Rainier needs to keep its capital letter, unfortunately
3.Could be Rainier but not rainier
4.A very contrived surface, and Rainier without capitalisation doesn't work
5.Cute, but the lowercase "rainier" isn't fair, and the surface expression is "wresting control", not "wrestling control".