The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

CCCWC January competition voters’ comments
 
Clue no. 41: Method used to solve Lion's Mane puzzle: first, Hardy's prime number eliminated (9)

Back to competition result  |   All the comments  |   Other competitions

A clue to HOLMESIAN.
3 comments refer to this clue (from 3 competitors, 0 others)

Here is the text

Comments on the clue
1.Holmesian is a person or an adjective, but not a method
2.The surface is quite strange here, what has Hardy got to do with the Lions Mane?
3.I'm not convinced by this – I don't think the mathematics is relevant, and I am not a fan of nounal anagram indicators like "puzzle".