CCCWC September competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 23

CCCWC September competition voters’ comments

Clue no. 23: NUS strikes.

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A good variety of treatments. 18 and 46's misleading use of 'hit the buzzer' was very pleasing, the latter double definition seeming stronger in the end for its simplicity. I didn't know the 'new ale' meaning or 'wat' as drunk, which 48 and 53 used to good effect. 51 I liked, but was a little uncertain about 'times' to indicate TS – 'times' = TT seems fair (as with 'news' = NN) but when would one use the plural form of an abbreviation like that? And 54 was very neat, but long – either half (the second with a question mark) would have done the job. Prize for shortest clue, of course, goes to 23, but NUS=swats? Not when I was a member!

Comments on the competition

A good variety of treatments. 18 and 46's misleading use of 'hit the buzzer' was very pleasing, the latter double definition seeming stronger in the end for its simplicity. I didn't know the 'new ale' meaning or 'wat' as drunk, which 48 and 53 used to good effect. 51 I liked, but was a little uncertain about 'times' to indicate TS – 'times' = TT seems fair (as with 'news' = NN) but when would one use the plural form of an abbreviation like that? And 54 was very neat, but long – either half (the second with a question mark) would have done the job. Prize for shortest clue, of course, goes to 23, but NUS=swats? Not when I was a member!

CCCWC September competition voters’ comments Clue no. 23: NUS strikes.

CCCWC September competition voters’ comments

Clue no. 23: NUS strikes.