The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

CCCWC March competition voters’ comments
 
Clue no. 23: "May hurt – Prepare," says Dean out of the Blue

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A clue to SPRINGTIME.
3 comments refer to this clue (from 3 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue
1.May too loose a def. Springtime is surely March + April + May, a whole season not a single month.
2.'Dean' maybe too obscure..it may have been best to put 'Rev.Spooner'.
3."say Dean out of the Blue" is an insufficient indication of Spooner. "As Spooner might have said", perhaps