CCCWC March competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 3

A clue to SUMMER.
3 comments refer to this clue (from 3 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue

1.	'Starting to' is too much of a stretch grammatically
2.	should be "startings" for three words
3.	"starting" doesn't work in the cryptic grammar. Should be "startings" or "starts" (but of course those spoil the surface).