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Weekend Peer Review 85

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 20th, when voting opens. Voting closes at 8 p.m. (UK time) the same day.

This weekend's challenge unifies two interests of mine; James Joyce and Particle Physics, so the word is:

QUARK (5)

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!

Soft cheese, one with strange flavour? (5)

Two queens flanking a king say "Cheese" (5)

German dairy product made underground in Switzerland? (5)

Posh duck call for dairy product? (5)

One mocking Muster Mark? (5)

Question socially acceptable craft cheese (5)

Q U ARK

Swindler caught out substituting recipe for cheese (5)

Quack r for c

It's particularly strange when union leader and a republican found between Royal couple
(5)

Def - particularly strange

Union leader - U
And a - A
Republican - R

Royal couple - Q K

Going to tweak my #9

It's particularly strange when union leader and a republican are placed between Royal couple (5)