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Weekend Peer Review 83

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.

However, please don't comment on the clues before voting closes.

Clues should be posted before noon (UK time) on Sunday, June 6th, when voting opens. Voting closes at 9 p.m. (UK time) the same day.

This weekend's challenge is:

SQUADRON LEADER (8, 6)

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!

Cheshire, perhaps, squandered oral broadcast (8,8)

(Leonard, of that ilk)

Clue for ‘S’ and a flying major (8,6)

Flew British jet over enemy airspace (Red Square) and - lo - got shot to pieces (8,6)

Lord of the flies? (8,6)

Rank officer taken under commander's wing? (8,6)

Or....

Rank officer taken under wing of commander? (8,6)

Squeal uncontrollably, ingesting harmful radon. The German feels rank (8,6)

Ronald`s queer ad confused flying officer (8,6)

Queen`s old radar scrambled flying officer (8,6)