CCCWC March competition voters’ comments
Clue no. 34: Roughly determining almost the hour for meal
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k) 4 pts to no. 39 (nicely coherent surface). 4 pts to no. 19 (likewise, good misdirection). 3 pts to no. 5 (clever alternative way of providing the def.). 3 pts to no. 4. 1 pt to no. 44 (my favourite of the 'indeterminates'). 1 pt to no. 34 (had potential but phrasing felt under-honed).
Several seemed to be cluing "dinner" (the meal), rather than "dinner time" (the moment scheduled for it). Some strained anags. One clue which was very similar to my own, I disregarded for fairness' sake. Special mention (but not points) to no. 45, whose explanation made me go "ouch!" |
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| l) This was an interesting clue-writing challenge with a friendly selection of letters offset by a damnably tricky word to define (especially as the word 'time' was not available for use within definitions). There was, as a consequence, an abundance of somewhat unsatisfactory clues as clue-writers struggled to find a misleading means of defining the word whilst maintaining accuracy. However, there was one totally outstanding clue, made to seem all the more special by the apparent difficulty that everyone else encountered - this was #19: a brilliantly misleading definition, masterfully joined to a thematically consistently and soundly realised wordplay part - my hat goes off to the clever so-and-so that thought it up! I ranked #4 second - a well constructed clue, tarnished by the awkwardness of the 'when', which plays no part in the cryptic wordplay. My top 5 was completed by #9, #34 and #15 all sound clues with passable surfaces. |
