CCCWC June competition voters’ comments
Clue no. 36: Silly mistake, and Beckham's scornful response. (6)
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A clue to Any “Double” Word (6 or more letters) (A Game of Two Halves).
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20 – a faultless clue, I feel – anecdotal, smart word-play and efficient – 5 points. One to frame and stick on the wall.
49 – Charming – 3 points.
33 – Neat, like the word-play – 2 points.
Ten others I gave a half-point for being fairly solid with some interesting ideas and fluency, but lacking perhaps the same degree of flare or crispness demonstrated by the above: 12 15 16 17 23 31 34 36 39 50.
A personal thing – I found others a bit too busy or contrived; and a number inconsistent with the instructions, being not football-y enough in the surface reading. |
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It is amazing that so many people can't obey simple instructions. After wondering whether or not it really mattered, I eventually discarded all clues that weren't in the correct format (give or take a colon or a semi-colon). My votes eventually (a good lot of clues I felt) were
1st (3.5 points): 20
2nd (2.5 points): 21
3rd (2 points): 37
4th (1.5 points]: 23
5th (1 point): 36
6th= (0.5 points each): 3, 7, 10, 12, 16, 22, 39, 45, 49 |
