The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

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Clue no. 3: Are joining set embroidering sampler

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A clue to EASTER (Misprints).
4 comments refer to this clue (from 4 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue
1.Sentence with no subject, and "embroidering" is the wrong part of speech (and arguably has the wrong meaning) for the anagram indicator.
2.'embroidering' rather weak for an anagram indicator
3.The surface does not read very smoothly here
4.Perhaps 'embroidered' would better define what happens in this clue – though that spoils the surface reading. It doesn't quite work.