The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

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Clue no. 32: Sabre's check, perhaps an oddly curious blade,
 
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A clue to CROSSWORD / CENTENARY (Rhyming Couplet).
4 comments refer to this clue (from 4 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue
1.Letter mixture for Centenary neither starts nor ends with C or Y
2.The scansion is wobbly but this is succinct and effective.
3.does not scan very well
4.Not sure 'centenary' can be a verb