CCCWC October competition voters’ comments
Clue no. 2: A computer out of order corrupted input
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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. |
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| With so many entries it's not surprising to see some very similar ideas, for example 18 and 40, 43 and 47, 44 and 59. 24 and 37 rely on practically identical but dubious homophones. Several clues don't read very naturally, e.g 11 13 17 20 32 33 34 42 53. I don't see how "screen" works as a definition in58. Dr.Edwards is supefluous in 22. Vacuum = capture dust in 23 is tenuous to say the least. 14 is probably the most inventive clue but since a capon is not necessarily a turkey I ruled it out, sorry. (Chambers simply has "a castrated cock".) Some excellent pithy clues – 5 stands out, and 26 is very elegantly constructed. I also rather like 2, 10 12 18 and 40. Perhaps surprisingly, no references to the Tea Party. |
