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WEEKEND PEER REVIEW 147

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 to ask another entrant to parse their clue.

However, please don't comment on the merit of a particular clue before voting opens.

Clues should be posted before noon (UK time) on Sunday, August 28th, when voting opens. Voting closes at 9 p.m. (UK time) the same day.

SHADOW (6)
or
SHADOWING (9)

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 3 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 and good luck!

Silhouette, sad, how sad! (6)

Play in which Bill is captivated by Puck? (6)

AD (bill) in SHOW (play)

Puck (AMND) “If we shadows have offended…”

Got conned by a pig using cover of darkness (7)

It follows that I'm hurting after meeting cold fish (6)

Gloom has crashed the stock market (6)

(Also clue 4 should be 6)

Here's a suggestion - do wash (stinking here)! (6)

Sort of boxing practiced in cabinet? (6)

One much diminished in light relief (6)

Flier welcomes party with a group following (9)

Win were a short lived Scottish pop group in the eighties