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Clue no. 53: Without a hint of doubt, Iceland's havoc's bizarre cause
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1 A faultless construction and (probably) one from a regular AZED contributor; however the blanks are, to my mind, merely a contrivance favoured by Mr Crowther and the clue lacks the surface misdirection of a truly witty composition. Nul points, sorry
8 Naughty but very nice ! 5 points
17 Absolutely inspired – merci beaucoup. 4 points
20 Concise and topical. 3 points
32 Very good economy but a slightly weak definition. 2 points
53 Slightly let down by a surfeit of apostrophes. 1 point |
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Many very good clues this month and I found it hard to separate them. It seems this Iceland thing has inspired setters. Last week's offering in The Week by Tim Moorey was excellent, and a regular setter in a daily was telling me how he had painstakingly produced a crossword with that unpronounceable island in the unches, for it to be rejected as having already been done.
1st (2 pts): 41
2nd= (1.5 points each): 25, 37, 42, 48, 50, 53
8th= (0.5 points each): 4, 10, 15, 23, 38, 40, 44, 46 |
