CCCWC November competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 55

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Clue no. 55: Wordy part needs trimming in letter to Times

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A clue to PROLIX.
4 comments refer to this clue (from 4 competitors, 0 others)
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1.	From 'pi' to letter is rather a leap and the TO seems to be redundant
2.	Not sure how PI = letter. "in Greek's 16th letter" might have got away with it
3.	Just "letter" for PI seems a bit of a stretch. Something like "foreigner's letter" would have been fairer.

Comments on the competition
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Some wrong parts of speech and dubious definitions. Some clues define prolix in terms of speech only – of course it can apply to writing as well. A common weakness is the use of LIX as Roman numerals to indicate one or more irrelevant numbers. I found it impossible to separate my top five, so 3 points each to 23 27 34 41 55.