The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

CCCWC February competition voters’ comments
 
Clue no. 35: Missing racehorse. What's fishy about it disappearing…Hold on! He's the chap we want

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A clue to SHERLOCK.
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Dunno about anyone else, but I felt clues using the word "Holmes" constituted a dead giveaway. Likewise "her locks" is pretty obvious in the anagram stakes. Attempts to actually reference the casebook (as in 14, 35) were valiant :^)