CCCWC January competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 34

CCCWC January competition voters’ comments

Clue no. 34: Maiden in predicament needs ace to crack crime – in this manner?

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A clue to HOLMESIAN.
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1.	Excellent clue, reminiscent of many of the Holmes stories.

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HOLMESIAN lends itself readily to anagrams, and it's a pity that many of them are either irrelevant or contrived, for example those relying on single letter components, or the composite anagrams. Some very vague definitions. Some excellent clues as well, for example 4 34 and 53. I'm not surprised to see so many references to Ian Hislop's Private Eye, even though I didn't think of it. I was slightly surprised by the three references to Simon Hale in 43 47 and 48 but only because I'd never heard of him.

Comments on the competition

HOLMESIAN lends itself readily to anagrams, and it's a pity that many of them are either irrelevant or contrived, for example those relying on single letter components, or the composite anagrams. Some very vague definitions. Some excellent clues as well, for example 4 34 and 53. I'm not surprised to see so many references to Ian Hislop's Private Eye, even though I didn't think of it. I was slightly surprised by the three references to Simon Hale in 43 47 and 48 but only because I'd never heard of him.

CCCWC January competition voters’ comments Clue no. 34: Maiden in predicament needs ace to crack crime – in this manner?

CCCWC January competition voters’ comments

Clue no. 34: Maiden in predicament needs ace to crack crime – in this manner?