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CLUELESS 406

Welcome to Clueless, our informal weekly clue setting competition.

The idea is to compose a cryptic clue to a given word or phrase.

The winner of the previous week's competition both sets the word to be clued and judges the entries for the current week.

The decision is final and 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.

Multiple entries may be submitted and new competitors are particularly welcome.

Please explain your clue unless it is really obvious.

Clues should be submitted by 7:00 pm (UK time) on Wednesday 16th of January with the result announced shortly afterwards.

This week’s challenge is:

FOTHERINGAY (11) or FOTHERINGHAY (12)
Have fun!

Keep making hay; make nothing for a change (12)

keep - definition
making hay - fathering hay
make nothing for a change - change a to o for Fotheringhay

Fat hog Henry I arranged accomodation for Duke of York (12)

After yon high resort is the Queens Head - detached (12)

Anagram and reference to execution of Queen Mary (of Scots)

Illegally gather info on youth leader in Northern castle (11)


Anagram

Captured her in Tay fog, transported, then imprisoned here (11)

Anagram of Tay fog around her in

Short-lived band who played for any eight (11)

The place designed to fit her agony (11)

Just for fun this week, Chrise

Home to the Dukes of York, a result of fathering boys, essentially (11)

Anagram of FATHERING (b)OY(s)

A fright, honey? Shocking for Mary here! (12)