The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

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A clue to AMAZON.
20 comments were received for this competition (from 6 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the competition
1.
with reference to the last competition 'ginger vb' is a valid anagram indicator.
 
Comments on the clues
1. A cat gets cross in a river
1.Weak surface
2. A flower found in the llama zone (6)
1.Fodder illama zone sounds offbeat
3. A jungle that's cut down regularly?
1.Very innovative
2.Good, but a point deducted for being one of so many clues starting with A
4. A limited network joined before working for banker
1.Not so convincing surface
6. A puzzle almost completed on website
1.Very smooth
2.Neat. Should be there or thereabouts.
3.neat, but a bit disappointing to use both A and ON
11. Aggressive woman from Central Brazil wearing diamonds heartily (6) AM[AZ]ON
1.Heartily doesn't work for me
13. At a loss for words editor's quit working for Virago
1.I like this a lot – well done
14. Atlas has moan about changing into a strong woman
1.Like, but I have a problem with into: it goes with changing, but changing applies only to moan, which on its own is not changing into amazon
18. Flower delivery service?
1.Tidy, a good DD.
21. Forceful woman makes a chap eat nothing without hesitation.
1.eat cannot be containment indicator
29. Multinational e-commerce operation Bezos got running, essentially
1.not a fan of essentially, does it really mean that?
39. Stunned to see journalist expelled for working in forested region
1.The "for" doesn't work
41. Virago sent back section of Spinoza manuscript
1.Nice indeed. I think a 'ref. Virago press' in the explanation may have helped some solvers. Points here.
42. Who’ll deliver book of maps within a day?
1.Nice, though I'd prefer 'what' to 'who' so that cryptically it's 'Which word is AZ in A MON?', and what is OK for a company.
43. Woman with slashed bust seen around central Brazil? (6)
1.An excellent & lit. No justice if it is not on the podium.
2.I suppose &lit with a double def might be a thing, though you haven't indicated that's what you meant – have you just muddled them up?