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CLUELESS 561

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

The winner of the previous week's competition both sets the word to be clued and judges the entries for the current week. The judge's decision is final and reasons may or may not be given at the judge's discretion. It is customary for the judge to donate a virtual prize to the winner.

Multiple entries may be submitted and new competitors are particularly welcome. Feel free to give an explanation if you think it might help.

Clues should be submitted by 8:00 pm (UK time) on Wednesday January 12th.

This week's challenge is:

BATS (4)

Good luck, and please explain your clue if it is especially devious.

Try to go in reverse - it's crazy! (4)

STAB backwards

While looking the mirror, stick stakes in vampires (4)

Crazy how badly England does this! (4)

[Not really a clue, just a bit of banter with the host!]

Out to lunch for buffets and some nightlife? (4)

3D

Cuckoo flutters (4)

Get on bull? That’s insane! (4)

Some vampires trapped in nightclub at sunrise (4)

Fruit, perhaps bananas (4)

Leave rat race behind in cabarets and clubs (4)

Rat = "A miserable or ill-looking specimen" so if you squint it might look like an anagram indicator.