CCCWC January competition voters’ comments
Clue no. 35: Sit uncomfortably through church
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I'm going cross-eyed here I'll get the voting out of the way as quick as I can by just giving the merits without saying why. They are: 10,16,17,18,19,26,29,35,36 and 38
It was difficult awarding the lower points as there wasn't much between them, so I awarded 0.5 to the following: 6,20 and 21
1.0 point goes to 3,11,23 and 28 as these were, I thought, better/different/more fun.
Personally I would have left out 'is' but for the clever way it introduces us to an unlikely combination, and the image it evokes, I award 1.5 to clue 28
Like my own here I much prefer clues that read like a normal sentence or statement rather than an obvious (often too convoluted) cryptic clue. In the competition I also like the clues that are different to the rest, even if not particularly difficult to come up with (so why didn't I think of using Switzerland for CH when I often use it? Probably because had hidden-word clue in my mind from the start I guess!) So, Agent 007 gets 2.0
A couple of clues however, whilst similar, were also similarly brilliant so, for 'chilling situation' if nothing else, I give clue 12 3.0
But on the hightest perch of all (I'll get me coat) sits clue 43 which was perfect right down to the question mark and to which I award 4.0
As a PS, I found A = PER either lazy, unfair (even if it is allowed) or both. But that's just my opinion of course. |
