CCCWC October competition voters’ comments
Clue no. 26: Fitting's correct around collar
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I thought this was an excellent set of clues, by far the strongest that I remember in this competition. After my first run through, I had at least 15 candidates for votes, which made the task of awarding votes (pleasantly) demanding.
Ultimately, I gave 5 points to 40, which is as good an &lit. as I've seen; 4 points to 12, for a perfect and succinct surface; 3 points to 5, an excellent clue which is, to my mind, slightly outshone by 40; 2 points to 26, another with an excellent, tight surface; and 1 point to 51, which is pleasingly original. |
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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. |
