The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

CCCWC March competition voters’ comments
 
Clue no. 54: When the stone rolled away, it revealed a revolutionary movement

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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. It's a very vague definition in any case.
2.The past tense sounds a bit awkward in the definition
3.How 'When the stone rolled away' can possibly relate to 'Easter'?
4.Good idea, bot the second definition is too strained
 
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.