CCCWC April competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 5

CCCWC April competition voters’ comments

Clue no. 5: Can be caught when moving to the front in ball game

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A clue to CHOKEY.
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1.	'Can be' does not mean 'can is' unless it's Talk Like A Pirate Day

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Some nice topical clues with the approaching election 28 33 34. "Hockey" seems too close to the spelling of "chokey" to be a worthwhile anagram 8 23 24 26 42. Hockey is perhaps better done as a reference to a game, well executed in 5 7 11 29. "Prison" 1 3 9 16 20 31 42 43 44 45 and "jail" 46 50 are perhaps too straightforward as definitions; more interesting (and allowing a more misleading surface reading) are the slang words such as "nick" 11 33 34, "stir" 4 29, "cooler" 17 28, "can" 5 6 7 8 51, "stretch" 49 which offer multiple possible other meanings.

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Some nice topical clues with the approaching election 28 33 34.

"Hockey" seems too close to the spelling of "chokey" to be a worthwhile anagram 8 23 24 26 42. Hockey is perhaps better done as a reference to a game, well executed in 5 7 11 29.

"Prison" 1 3 9 16 20 31 42 43 44 45 and "jail" 46 50 are perhaps too straightforward as definitions; more interesting (and allowing a more misleading surface reading) are the slang words such as "nick" 11 33 34, "stir" 4 29, "cooler" 17 28, "can" 5 6 7 8 51, "stretch" 49 which offer multiple possible other meanings.

CCCWC April competition voters’ comments Clue no. 5: Can be caught when moving to the front in ball game

CCCWC April competition voters’ comments

Clue no. 5: Can be caught when moving to the front in ball game