The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

CCCWC October competition voters’ comments
 
Clue no. 24: Mailman admits church is a sham

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A clue to POSTICHE.
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Comments on the clue
1.Needs to be slightly rephrased I think – "admits" and "is" don't quite work together. Rather a vague definition.
2.Should be 'admitting' for the wordplay. Surface has no special meaning (why a postman?).
 
Comments on the competition
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As there were too many similar anagram clues (the cop is…hot spice etc) I tended to award votes to clever/different clues like 3 which I considered the best of the bunch (including my own) 24 and 26