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WEEKEND PEER REVIEW 79 - a Happy Prime!

Welcome to our weekend competition to compose a cryptic clue to be judged by your fellow contestants.

You may enter as many clues as you like, and everyone is welcome, particularly new entrants. Feel free to explain your clue. if you think it will help, or to ask another entrant to parse their clue.

Clues should be posted before noon (UK time) on Sunday, May 9th, when voting opens.
Voting closes at 9 p.m. (UK time) the same day.

This weekend's challenge is

SNOWBALL (8)

Weekend rules: Each entrant has six votes to allocate across any of one to six clues (no fractional votes allowed). For example, the allocation might be 3/2/1 for the top 3 clues, and many other allocations are possible. In the event of a tie, the number of first place votes will be taken into consideration (if those are equal, 2nd place votes, etc).

Have fun and good luck!

Cold war misslie? (8)

"Happy" prime was one I was not familiar with. Thanks, Jono.

Return holding medal lab won strengthening rocket (8)

Accelerate into side of building after getting involved with Lord Snooty (8)

Immediately takes a small hop to run away (8)

“Hop” in sense “dance”

Quickly fatten the white pig? (8)

Escalate with some handmade armament(8)

Likely to be chucked. Swell! (8)

John`s delivery seamed to gather momentum (8)

John Snow ... Sussex & England fast bowler