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oh, now I understand! coincidentally, in another topic on the forum I wrote about this strategy 
So, to spot it fast, just look for the clues that have more/less with the same step. Then look whether either both "lesser" or both "greater" items belong to the same category. In this case it was "computer" and "basketball". Even if they aren't, keep them in mind - they may be revealed to be equal to item that is in the same category.
Why it works? If "Neal" ="toaster", then both "computer" and "basketball" would have to be at the same distance from "Neal"="toaster", so they would have to be equal, but they cannot, because they belong to the same cateory
There are is at least one obvious example of this in the puzzle that I posted earlier. Also, in that grid there is another benefit of comparing clues with steps - check clues 1. and 10.
So, to spot it fast, just look for the clues that have more/less with the same step. Then look whether either both "lesser" or both "greater" items belong to the same category. In this case it was "computer" and "basketball". Even if they aren't, keep them in mind - they may be revealed to be equal to item that is in the same category.
Why it works? If "Neal" ="toaster", then both "computer" and "basketball" would have to be at the same distance from "Neal"="toaster", so they would have to be equal, but they cannot, because they belong to the same cateory
There are is at least one obvious example of this in the puzzle that I posted earlier. Also, in that grid there is another benefit of comparing clues with steps - check clues 1. and 10.
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