CCCWC November competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 1

CCCWC November competition voters’ comments

Clue no. 1: ——— heart could cause tragic death? Crikey!

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A clue to DICKEY.
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1.	"Crikey!" seems over the top.
2.	Good & lit., but the strong competition leaves it just outside the points, I'm afraid
3.	Good comp. anag. making use of most familiar meaning of 'dickey', but 'crikey' is rather superfluous in the surface reading.

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Surface reading in most clues leaves something to be desired. 1 3 5 13 17 33 40 42and 43 stand out positively on surface quality.

CCCWC November competition voters’ comments Clue no. 1: ——— heart could cause tragic death? Crikey!

CCCWC November competition voters’ comments

Clue no. 1: ——— heart could cause tragic death? Crikey!