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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 decides 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 of your clue, if you think it might help.

Clues should be submitted by 6:00 pm (UK time) on Wednesday, 13th April 2022.

This week's challenge is:

MISCHIEF (8)


Have fun!

Mice fish out pranks (8)

Naughtiness but no sex with female boss (8)

Timeless fetichism invokes evil (8)

(Box) number’s missing, but the answer could be “C”

Note Southern cook ate an urchin (8)

MI S CH(I)EF. (A sea urchin, that is.)

In the end, prof joins Michigan school that is evil (8)

MI SCH IE F. Something an Ohio State fan would say (very intense rivalry).

Reportedly headteacher backlng naughtiness (8)

Italy's church that is stopping male and female hanky-panky (8)

Trouble for Michigan's governor?(8)