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Welcome to Clueless 123, our informal weekly
clue-setting competition.
The idea is to compose a cryptic clue to a given word. The winner of the previous week's competition both sets the word to be clued and judges the entries for the current week. The judge's decision is final; reasons may or may not be given at the judge's discretion. It is customary for the judge to donate a virtual prize to the winner.
To be fair to others, please do not make any comments on entries until after the winner has been declared.
Multiple entries may be submitted and new competitors are particularly welcome.

The answer to be clued is BETROTHAL (9)

Clues to be submitted up to 1800 BST Wednesday 7th August and the winner will be declared shortly afterwards.
Good Luck,
Ginge

Alert both about engagement? (9)

Promise made at brothel?(9)

Needed when asking for a hand? (9)

(Just for fun this week, Ginge, away next week!)

Promise treatment, as Stelios can't breathe without assistance of drugs perhaps (9)

To all the 'Peer Reviewers', I've added this link just in case you missed my late reply. Once again, thank you as I feel really honoured and chuffed to have been selected as the winner.

http://www.crosswordsolver.org/forum/364060/offset/60

Ally Mc's binding word for contract (9)

I think this one reads better than my previous entry at post number 5:

Promise treatment, as soloist can't breathe without introduction of oxygen assistance (9)

(I'll just change that a wee bit...)

Ally Mc's binding word in contract (9)

Wager US author almost all promise? (9)

Knottier? (8)