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Welcome to Clueless, our informal weekly clue setting competition. The idea is to compose a cryptic clue for a given word or phrase.

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

The winner of this week's competition will set the word to be clued and judge the entries for next week.

The judge’s decision is final and reasons may or may not be given. It is customary for the judge to donate a virtual prize to the winner.

Clues should be submitted by 6:00 pm (UK time) on Wednesday, November 18th.

This week's challenge is:-

HANDCRAFTED (11)

Have fun, and please explain your clue unless the parsing is obvious.

Can't hard Fed resolve forged object? (11)

(I misread your post, aristo, and spent some time working around deft arachnid!)

Historic limits of service spread as a result of manual labour (11)

Deliver 100 (a lot!) of edition that may be sold on Etsy? (11)

HAND/C/RAFT/ED

Apologies, I should have added the parsing for my clue @3...

H AND C (historic limits) + RAF (service) + TED (spread)

Travelled on water after both taps are turned with particular skill, perhaps (11)

Artisan loathed taking in lousy French money and English penny. (11)

Support cunning journalist with made-up article (11)

Specially-built canoe perhaps; went through rapids last, and into hot and cold water (11)

H (AND) C RAFTED

Just seen Peters 6, I'll have to withdraw my 9!