CCCWC Christmas Special competition voters’ comments
Clue no. 32: Three Magi deviously retreat to ensnare drunken tramp in river? On the contrary
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A clue to MOUSETRAP / HERMITAGE (Right & Left).
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| 1. | A difficult surface reading to picture. | | 2. | Not a convincing use of the 'Three Magi' construct | | 3. | This works nicely cryptically but the surface isn't good at all. |
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| This was a challenging comp, so credit to everyone who had a go. Most managed to produce something coherent and sound. The 'three magi' anagram was widely used, so clues had to use it well to stand out. Some like 25, 31, 32 and 38 employed it rather gratuitously with no Christmas story context. I wasn't keen on clues that define 'Mousetrap' as a play – this is clearly 'The Mousetrap'. Clues needed to acknowledge that 'mousetrap' is the subject and not the title, which only a few, like the excellent 33, managed to do. |
