The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

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Clue no. 7: Breaking news – sadly lose ship's captain, Bounty has new man in charge

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A clue to NELSON / PRINCE (Right & Left).
6 comments refer to this clue (from 6 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue
1.Two clues linked by a comma which belongs to neither of them.
2.Not seamless, comma introduces break between two parts. Man in charge as def for Prince seems weak
3.Very nice. My main objection is that the split between the two clues is at the sentence divide.
4.The two parts are joined thematically but syntactically don't run together. Still worth some points
5.I like 'breaking news', but the rest doesn't quite hang together
6.NN for news ?