CCCWC March competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 22

CCCWC March competition voters’ comments

Clue no. 22: It's on the heels of a fast vessel

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A clue to EASTER (Misprints).
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Comments on the clue

1.	Wordplay is required for EASTER, not a definition.
2.	'vessel' as a definition of 'caster' seems insufficient, but any elaboration could blur the distinction between definition and wordplay

Comments on the competition
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Several clues (10 11 12 13 22 23 54) contain a definition for EASTER. Whether cryptic, &lit or plain, a definition is not wordplay as I understood the instructions. This point was commented on in the Christmas 2012 Special competition. A couple of clues (14 and 15) use "hesitation" to indicate "er", which doesn't seem right to me. "Sign of hesitation", perhaps. Some excellent clues among the others; preference given to those which combine the two key words seamlessly. Found it hard to separate my top five, finally scored them 3.5, 3, 3, 3, 2.5.

Comments on the competition

Several clues (10 11 12 13 22 23 54) contain a definition for EASTER. Whether cryptic, &lit or plain, a definition is not wordplay as I understood the instructions. This point was commented on in the Christmas 2012 Special competition. A couple of clues (14 and 15) use "hesitation" to indicate "er", which doesn't seem right to me. "Sign of hesitation", perhaps. Some excellent clues among the others; preference given to those which combine the two key words seamlessly. Found it hard to separate my top five, finally scored them 3.5, 3, 3, 3, 2.5.

CCCWC March competition voters’ comments Clue no. 22: It's on the heels of a fast vessel

CCCWC March competition voters’ comments

Clue no. 22: It's on the heels of a fast vessel