CCCWC July competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 23

A clue to POUNCE.
4 comments refer to this clue (from 4 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue

1.	Noel does not yield "no L".
2.	Ok for a cracker joke, but not for a respectable clue in my view.
3.	Surface seems rather arbitrary and 'Noel' doesn't equal ' no L '.
4.	Ah, the old joke. Not entirely Ximenean.