CCCWC January competition voters’ comments
Clue no. 38: Unexpected down time? (5,3)
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A clue to DUVET DAY.
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| 1. | Not sure unexpected fits the wordplay but great otherwise |
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An interesting challenge; not the easiet phrase to find a good definition for. Those who chose "downtime" (3, 17, 38, 39) selected one not quite right in my opinion – nor in that of Chambers, seemingly. Very much liked 33's reference to D-Day, but "overlord" felt like it didn't make sense in the reading. A merit for it, nonetheless.
Points to:
5: 6 – I'm not the biggest fan of compound anagrams, but the surface is excellent here.
4: 26 – I'd say more of a cryptic def. than an &lit – but the clue is still perfectly serviceable.
3: 11 – Another excellent cryptic def. 8 was very similar, but didn't read quite as smoothly.
1.5 each: 24 and 32 – Nice use of the anagram. |
