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

You may enter as many clues as you like. 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 12 noon (UK time) on Friday Oct 15th when voting opens. Voting closes at 9pm (UK time) the same day.

Entrants should vote for their favourite clue, indicating that entrant's name and clue number. The entry with the most votes wins, and its composer sets next week's competition. The setter has the deciding vote in the event of a tie. The setter will declare the winner and award an online prize.

This week’s challenge is:

MALARKEY (8)
or the alternative spelling
MALARKY (7)

Have fun and good luck!

Cheeky clue is nonsense! (8)

MALAR/KEY

PM given the bird for silly talk (7)

(Mattrom - hope you don’t mind me using same fodder)


Bird might get around to fooling around (7)

Bloke on boat takes ax to bilge (8)


MALE around ARK + Y

Alarm goes off - access required to bunk (8)

Alarm spooked cows and bull (7)

kye or ky /kī/ (Scot)
plural noun
Cows

Paul, 👌🏻

Thanks Mattrom!


Alternative 5;

Bloke takes refuge in unknown bunk (8)

To Spooner, the crazy ideas of Lamarck? (7)

Conceivably gets a joke as written by Lear?(7)