The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

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A clue to BARNACLE.
12 comments were received for this competition (from 5 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clues
6. Check out clean sticker?
1.I don't think that indicator works before its fodder.
2.Check = bar doesn't work for me
13. Gutted, rueful… bae can become a clingy creature (8)
1.What's bae?
16. Hull resident’s in trouble; car ban with voided license (8)
1.A colon rather than semicolon would properly apply indicator to fodder.
17. I'll stick with soap to get pants clean
1.Soap is an example of a bar, so I think a def by example indicator is needed. A shame as it’s a great surface
2.A most amusing surface, points from me.
18. In a confusing development, Barcelona kicks ball to their number one fan?
1.The def is the bit that needs explaining! Can't see where you're coming from.
22. Lean crab mistaken for goose?
1.Unlikely!
23. Learn ABC, silly goose! (8)
1.Very economical cluing, points here.
26. Marine hanger-on – a nuisance for Hull
1.No, both definitions have the same referent.
32. Right balance struck? It's on the rocks!
1.Tidy clue, points here.
39. Snarled cable ran under the hull, it could get attached
1.A very neat surface, should be on the podium if there's any justice.