CCCWC April competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 48

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Clue no. 48: What religion can do – if Dawkins' idea's right, that is

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A clue to MESMERISE (Letters Latent).
5 comments refer to this clue (from 5 competitors, 0 others)
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Comments on the clue

1.	Definition seems rather vague and 'Letters Latent' clues should avoid linking words – the 'if' is therefore superfluous.
2.	Can religion "do" a meme? Otherwise, good effort
3.	Trouble is he had rather more than one idea
4.	Brave try, though 'if' jars a bit.

Comments on the competition
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A rather dull bunch with many instances of an unconvincing or tired surface and/or of questionable wordplay (eg, "Redhead" for R – 34 – "her head" for H – 49). Only 3, 48 and the sadly flawed 49 stood out for imaginative ingenuity – and aspects of the wordplay in 3 are what Sir Humphrey might call "brave" or "courageous".