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Clue no. 9: Elemental, being of air, yet showing power blasting into matter.

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A clue to FAIRY / POINT (Right & Left).
3 comments refer to this clue (from 3 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue
1.Nice idea, but the definition is somewhat spoilt because of the comma. Think one can accept misleading commas in wordplay but not in def
2.The cryptic grammar of FAIRY doesn’t work for me
3.Quite an obscure def for fairy.