CCCWC CHRISTMAS SPECIAL competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 1

A clue to CROSSWORD / CENTENARY (Rhyming Couplet).
3 comments refer to this clue (from 3 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue

1.	All nicely relevant and the rhyme is good but the lines don't exactly scan.
2.	'the' in 2nd line seems intrusive, wordplay can even be misleading. Could have been tweaked. But a fantastic clue, and my fav
3.	Worked well as a couplet and nicely thematic