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Clue no. 55: Where man's lifeless down below, Viagra vendor has the answer
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| Most of my points went to three clues with the amusing Viagra theme, but for me they were all slightly flawed in some way so I awarded 3 points each. As a hidden indicator I have always regarded 'some' as a bit weak and ungrammatical. I know it's regularly used, but surely 'some of' is more correct? I would gave given34 top marks had it been expressed " A dose from Viagra vendor the last resort for a stiff 'un?". In 52, I'm unconvinced by 'capsule' ( a small container) as a definition, and 55 would have been improved if 'holds' had been used instead of 'has'. |
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| A very good entry with nearly twenty clues vying for points. The best idea was the 'Viagra vendor' etc. hidden word, and 55 combined it with a brilliant definition – the runaway winner for me. 36 is neatly worded and especially topical in the light of the election result. 12 is also topical after Steve Davis's recent short-lived comeback. I liked 13's simple double def. idea that no one else spotted, and 40's original approach and natural surface. Many others would have been contenders but for the strong competition, including 9, 17, 26, 28 and 49. A couple that didn't measure up were 24 (poor grammar and little surface sense) and 30 (I can't accept Oldbury = old bury). |
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My favourite here was 36 which was both suitably misleading and topical. In a similar vein, I was also very keen on 38 at first, and cryptically, i think it works very well, but on re-reading it, the surface isn't quite right for me. Why would there be a plot to get rid of a leader who is already late?
My original efforts at this tried to incorporate Viagra and I see that a few did it more successful than myself – 55 was my favourite of these.
Alos, interesting to see another reference to Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones. Didn't he make it into one of the competitions a couple of months ago?? |
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I couldn't separate the top two, each of which was very good.
1st= (3 points each): 12, 38
3rd= (1.5 points each): 7 (I can't quite convince myself that the definition is OK, but it's very clever), 55 (the best of the Viagra hiddens, this has an excellent definition)
5th= (1 point each): 3, 13, 29, 43, 49, 57 |
