CCCWC June competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 48

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

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Comments on the clue

1.	Very pleased to discover this is a real paper, but struggling to see how "would report" (rather than, say, "would reported") works as a homo
2.	more libertarian than ximenean— if that means anything at all; nevertheless, i like it, it has merit