The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

CCCWC July competition voters’ comments
 
Clue no. 7: Club treasurer was short before he entered extraordinary number

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A clue to TRUNCHEON.
4 comments refer to this clue (from 2 competitors, 1 other)
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Comments on the clue
1.A nice idea but 'extraordinary' does not work for me in the surface reading.
2.Took me a long time to see this one – thanks for introducing UNCO to my vocabulary!
3.Lovely misleading and amusing surface reading with a unique treatment amongst many good contenders
 
Comments on the competition
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There were so many good clues to choose from this month, I ended up with a short list of 15, only one of which (1) I felt I could downgrade to a merit. Of the others, that still left many with the same sort of &lit treatment (17, 18, 21, 29, 43, 44) which I could not easily choose between, so I gave them all one point. In the end, I decided that 7 and 31 stood out for their original treatments and amusing surface readings and voted them first and second, but not quite enough above the pack for the full 5 and 4 points, leaving a handful of points to share between others. So some that I would have been very happy with as my first choice, given less competition, ended up with just half a point!