CCCWC June competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 16

CCCWC June competition voters’ comments

Clue no. 16: Frenetic orcas dash, dash, dash when communicating.

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Although the word offered a lot of different meanings and references, it seemed many competitors struggled to make a coherent clue out it. The best were: 21, an excellent & lit., if a bit of an easy definition; 15 with lots of misleading elements, a professional job, almost more than what was needed; 42, good surface, misleading context; then 4, 16, and 33, all original ideas that work and read well. Too many unsound clues this time to single any out, but 'stretch limo' clues certainly need a question mark, and I can't accept 'no mark' = '0 scar'.

Comments on the competition

Although the word offered a lot of different meanings and references, it seemed many competitors struggled to make a coherent clue out it. The best were: 21, an excellent & lit., if a bit of an easy definition; 15 with lots of misleading elements, a professional job, almost more than what was needed; 42, good surface, misleading context; then 4, 16, and 33, all original ideas that work and read well. Too many unsound clues this time to single any out, but 'stretch limo' clues certainly need a question mark, and I can't accept 'no mark' = '0 scar'.

CCCWC June competition voters’ comments Clue no. 16: Frenetic orcas dash, dash, dash when communicating.

CCCWC June competition voters’ comments

Clue no. 16: Frenetic orcas dash, dash, dash when communicating.