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Clue no. 33: Posh old soldier put in to Overlord for impromptu leave!
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A clue to DUVET DAY.
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| 1. | Deserves some points for the Overlord=D-Day idea. | | 2. | Good use of overlord and old soldier! Slightly dull surface. |
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Some distinct classes of clues here:
* Ones using 'Dave duty' that automatically get booted out for the usage of arbitrary name.
* Ones using evade duty and some way to eliminate 'e', that claim to be &-lits. Quite a few are not, with implausible surfaces carrying appendages that cannot form part of the definition.
* Ones using 'down', which except for 3, fall short, as duvet=down is not just correct.
* Some other boring ones which carry imperfect wordplay.
13 was the only funny clue here. 33 got to be lauded for the clever use of overlord. I would plump for one of 3, 6, 13 or 21 to go all the way… |
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An interesting challenge; not the easiet phrase to find a good definition for. Those who chose "downtime" (3, 17, 38, 39) selected one not quite right in my opinion – nor in that of Chambers, seemingly. Very much liked 33's reference to D-Day, but "overlord" felt like it didn't make sense in the reading. A merit for it, nonetheless.
Points to:
5: 6 – I'm not the biggest fan of compound anagrams, but the surface is excellent here.
4: 26 – I'd say more of a cryptic def. than an &lit – but the clue is still perfectly serviceable.
3: 11 – Another excellent cryptic def. 8 was very similar, but didn't read quite as smoothly.
1.5 each: 24 and 32 – Nice use of the anagram. |
