CCCWC May competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 37

CCCWC May competition voters’ comments

Clue no. 37: Is divided about dire article 5O ?

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A clue to IRELAND.
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Comments on the clue

1.	Is is a valid abbreviation for Island?’
2.	This one had great potential – needed a aharper definition eg reference to the border issue.
3.	Clever, though 'Is' to mean island requires a full stop according to Chambers. Without the full stop it just means 'Is' or the plural of I.

Comments on the competition
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I thought that it was a fairly poor batch of clues. Very few showed any degree of ingenuity or wit. Defining the composer rather than the country was promising, though most sounded a bit contrived. I discounted any clue that clued LAND as a discrete element. Such an obvious and dull breakdown of a word into syllabic or semantic components rarely holds interest. I placed 17,37, 44 and 58at the top of my list because they demonstrated some originality and the surface readings were natural and coherent.

Comments on the competition

I thought that it was a fairly poor batch of clues. Very few showed any degree of ingenuity or wit. Defining the composer rather than the country was promising, though most sounded a bit contrived. I discounted any clue that clued LAND as a discrete element. Such an obvious and dull breakdown of a word into syllabic or semantic components rarely holds interest.
I placed 17,37, 44 and 58at the top of my list because they demonstrated some originality and the surface readings were natural and coherent.

CCCWC May competition voters’ comments Clue no. 37: Is divided about dire article 5O ?

CCCWC May competition voters’ comments

Clue no. 37: Is divided about dire article 5O ?