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WEEKEND PEER REVIEW 143

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 ask another entrant to parse their clue.

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

Clues should be posted before noon (UK time) on Sunday, July 31st, when voting opens. Voting closes at 9pm (UK time) the same day.

This weekend's challenge is not in Chambers but is in Collins;

PET HATE (3,4)

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 three 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!

The pâté is spoiled; that really bugs me! (3,4)

Could the tape be my bête noir? (3,4)

Some hope that eradicates cynophobia? (3,4)

Townshend perhaps very surprised by bugbear (3,4)

PETE will eat his HAT!

Dylan craftily avoided death penalty playing poker (3,4)

(Someone had to….)

Intense dislike of cats? (3,4)

Aversion to fits? (3,4)

It might be practical to pack headgear during summer in Nice - but I can’t stand it! (3,4)

P E(HAT)TE

Attractive Jamaican girl visits Spain, and when in France, gets taken in by bête noire (3,4)

ET in PHAT, E