CCCWC September competition voters’ comments
Clue no. 38: We ask major reason for History failures
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A clue to STEAR (Printer’s Devilry).
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As a newcomer to the Centre and a relative novice in clue-writing, I can't claim deep technical expertise in judging merits of clues. I do understand that a key condition for a satisfactory PD clue is that the undevilled version makes good sense. Given that a clue meets that condition, I have simply looked for enjoyment in the submitted clues, and neatness, wit and, to some extent, brevity. I have indeed enjoyed most of this month's clues — thanks to all entrants! Near misses, to my mind, were 3, 5, 8, 13, 24 and 38. I award points to 14, the neatest of the "post early" group, 29 31, 33, 34 and 36.
Limiting total points so as not to give my inexpert view the same weight as those who have more experience, I'll give 1.5 points to 14, 29 and 34, and 1 point to 31, 33 and 36. |
