CCCWC April competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 41

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Clue no. 41: Oil that's spread over backs of certain heavenly bodies?

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A clue to NEBULAR.
8 comments refer to this clue (from 8 competitors, 0 others)
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Comments on the clue

1.	Why the '?'
2.	Very clever, ingenious use of 'backs' and 'heavenly bodies'.
3.	nice surface.
4.	Good attempt at a complex construction. Not convinced about containment indication. Surface is great too.
5.	Good clue and kudos for avoiding the anagram
6.	Ingeniously constructed and misleading clue with natural surface and accurate definition.
7.	Nice idea if the 'heavenly bodies' on the surface means what I think it does!

Comments on the competition
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Some of the clues here as lamentable as I've seen in a long time and they'd have Ximenes turning over in his grave! The best advice for difficult words like this is keep it simple — unless you can manage something complicated that really comes off well, such as 41 which got my five-point award.