CCCWC October competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 16

CCCWC October competition voters’ comments

Clue no. 16: Chile's premier round hole without hesitation to take men out

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Such a clue-friendly word (thanks Robert), this was really hard to judge. Lots of perfectly good clues, so I had to look for that little extra something that made a clue stand out. 31 is an excellent topical reference and a shade better than 16. 40 is the cleverest of the & lits., perfectly worded, as is 43, just pipping 47. The chess idea is well handled in 41, and the picture conjured by 19 is very plausible. Sadly that left no room for 2 and 21's original ideas or 51's neat combination of 'apartment' and 'smoke'. In a more average competition they'd all have been contenders.

Comments on the competition

Such a clue-friendly word (thanks Robert), this was really hard to judge. Lots of perfectly good clues, so I had to look for that little extra something that made a clue stand out. 31 is an excellent topical reference and a shade better than 16. 40 is the cleverest of the & lits., perfectly worded, as is 43, just pipping 47. The chess idea is well handled in 41, and the picture conjured by 19 is very plausible. Sadly that left no room for 2 and 21's original ideas or 51's neat combination of 'apartment' and 'smoke'. In a more average competition they'd all have been contenders.

CCCWC October competition voters’ comments Clue no. 16: Chile's premier round hole without hesitation to take men out

CCCWC October competition voters’ comments

Clue no. 16: Chile's premier round hole without hesitation to take men out