CCCWC September competition voters’ comments
Clue no. 30: Scrooge cans Christmas revival
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A clue to STEAR (Printer’s Devilry).
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A very promising word for a PD competition but few entries were much good I thought. So far as I can see the main requirement of a PD clue is that when it is solved it should make such good sense that it is obviously correct; the secondary requirement is that the shorter version is at least sensible: mysterious perhaps, but at least making some sense. Eventually I decided on:
ist= (2.5 points each) 8, 34
3rd= (2 pts each) 22, 31
5th (1.5 points) 13
6th= (1 pt each) 21, 30, 39, 42
10th (0.5 pts) 12 |
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| I am in awe of the lot of you! I spent absolutely ages trying to think of a clue, but came up with nothing – you guys make it look so easy! I'd have liked to award points for each and every entry but am stymied by this 15 points max. malarky! One of these clues stood out by miles – number 30 is simply sublime! |
