I don't quite agree; narrowing down my answer to one specific clue rather than any clue was sort of like excluding all any other clue, which is wrong. If I had been more clever, I would have figured out that the problem was how specific my answer was. ;P I think the 2 guesses thing was good enough, and I don't believe the winners were just lucky. Perhaps there were several possible answers that fit, but "clue" fits maybe better than the others. If not, at least pretty well.
EDIT: Posted on Glaistig's account, sorry. >_>; That's what you get when your sibling likes to steal your computer and you're forced to use hers, and well, when you're not observant.