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Clue no. 15: It could go two ways – Dougal either wins or loses to Moloch. Maybe it will rest on Moloch's style.

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A clue to DIALOGUE, MONSTER, SCHOOL (DLM).
5 comments refer to this clue (from 4 competitors, 0 others)
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Comments on the clue
1.Dougal and Moloch? Which event was this? I think the clue needs to be more rooted in reality
2.Sorry, the Olympic reference is too obscure for me.
3.don't like the random Dougal and Moloch
4."It could go two ways" seems rather weak for DIALOGUE. "Moloch's" is part of two letter mixtures: unusual but I'm sure it's valid.
 
Comments on the competition
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I find it very difficult to judge this type of competition. However clue 8 does not conform to the rules, and clues 1 and 30 don't have an Olympic or Paralympic theme. I think one must allow a certain leeway with the definitions (LINES for DIALOGUE?) although I'm not keen on ETON in 18 and 25 or HIGH in 28 for SCHOOL: it's usual to flag DBE's somehow (see 11 15 and 23) and I don't see why that shouldn't also apply to DLM clues. My final choice is 22 13 21 23 29 in that order.