CCC 2023-10-05

[Lost User]

A line say, after a Christmas visitor? He will decide. (10)

[pkfox]

Magistrate?

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[OriginalGriff]

No need for the question mark:

A line say, STRATE (Sounds like "straight")
after
a Christmas visitor? MAGI

He will decide MAGISTRATE

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[Lost User]

I had hoped it was early enough that there would (appear to be) more thinking time. Well done, Pete, YAUT.

[OriginalGriff]

Nice clue! :thumbsup:

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[Lost User]

And the solution is exactly right.

[Lost User]

Thanks, I usually struggle to make clues, but this one just came to me.

[pkfox]

I was thinking a line say would be align

In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

[DerekT P]

Of course being picky (and when are we ever not picky?) the clue should refer to Christmas visitors, "magi" being the plural of "magus". But yes, a nice clue! :)

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[Lost User]

Yes, you are right Derek, but I was using compiler's licence. ;)

[dbrenth]

Just nit-picking. Shouldn't it be ...after Christmas vistors... Magi is plural, Magus is singular. Brent Hoskisson

Brent

[Lost User]

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