CCCWC July competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 16

CCCWC July competition voters’ comments

Clue no. 16: Her doctor prescribed HRT for diarrhoea, poor girl

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Apart from Azed's advice, I haven't seen much, so to some extent made decisions based on: a) Both devilled (A) and undevilled (B) versions should make sense, more importantly B. b) The split should occur inside a word in A and the two bits should become attached to MENO, which may (as in 10) or may not (as in most) itself be split. c) There shouldn't be the same word before and after the split (as in 38). d) A and B should not be too similar in meaning. My marks: 1st= (3.5 points each) 22, 44; 3rd (2 points) 10; 4th= (1 point each) 5, 7, 16, 28, 45, 48

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Apart from Azed's advice, I haven't seen much, so to some extent made decisions based on:
a) Both devilled (A) and undevilled (B) versions should make sense, more importantly B.
b) The split should occur inside a word in A and the two bits should become attached to MENO, which may (as in 10) or may not (as in most) itself be split.
c) There shouldn't be the same word before and after the split (as in 38).
d) A and B should not be too similar in meaning.

My marks:
1st= (3.5 points each) 22, 44; 3rd (2 points) 10; 4th= (1 point each) 5, 7, 16, 28, 45, 48

CCCWC July competition voters’ comments Clue no. 16: Her doctor prescribed HRT for diarrhoea, poor girl

CCCWC July competition voters’ comments

Clue no. 16: Her doctor prescribed HRT for diarrhoea, poor girl