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WEEKEND PEER REVIEW 150

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, September 11th, when voting opens. Voting closes at 8 p.m. (UK time) the same day.

This weekend's challenge is:

FALSEHOOD (8)

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!

Lie concerning flawed outlaw (9)

A story to creatively fool Hades (9)

Fracked shale found in grain? That’s not true! (9)

He of old as recollected in fairy tale (9)

Hoax somehow fools head (9)

Deceitful brutal person is Trump's modus operandi(9)

Outlaw wrong to spin a yarn (9)

Deceit to steal from the poor and give to the rich? (9)

“Jumping fleas seen in ghetto” story (9)