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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.

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

Clues should be posted before 12 noon (UK time) on Friday Jul 29th, when voting opens. Voting closes at 8 pm (UK time) the same day.

Entrants should vote for their favorite 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:

CLIMAX (6) or
CLIMACTIC (9)

Try to control yourselves. Have fun and good luck!

Topmost orgasm? (6)

Sorry! Just to give me a right to vote!

A hundred and ten and still full of beans! Top that! (6)

Exclaim after a ravishing having dropped ecstasy (6)

Orgasm achieved by customer using mail order (6)


(CX = abbr of customer)

Decisive unending climate change over a century of internal-combustion (9)

(CLIMAT)* around C + IC

Apologies, that doesn’t quite work. Try this…

Decisive unending climate change after a century of internal-combustion (9)

C + (CLIMAT)* + IC

Reach the top scale, almost a ten (6)

Mount briefly, then cut to orgasm (6)

Slug follows caterpillar’s lead to high point (6)