There are a lot of websites out there that provide a clue database, but none of them seem to have answer explanations. Then there are other sites with fantastic explanations of different types of clues. Yet as a cryptic crossword novice, I often find myself looking at the correct answer for a clue, and not understanding how it works.
If I were to build a clue database that focuses on explaining the clues, is there any chance that people might contribute to it? Also do these clue databases ever run into legal issues since they're hosting verbatim copies of clues?