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Peer Review 572

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, and new entrants are encouraged to give it a go. 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 until voting opens.

Clues should be posted by 12 noon (UK time) on Friday Dec 23rd, 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.
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This week's challenge is selection of 3:

SEASON (6)
SEASONAL (8)
SEASONING (9)

Have fun, good luck, and Happy Christmas! 🦃

Pickled sages in on stuffing? (9)

L'hiver est le fils de la mère, peut-être? Non, de la mer! (6)



[That reminds me of the French trawler skipper who was annoyed when his crewman hadn't turned up to sail. He trach
ked him down to a bar and shouted at him "A l'eau, c'est l'heure!"]

Nose, alas, suffers in this particular period (8)

NOSE ALAS)*

Nana at first agonises about aging (9)

After quake, Juliet leaves San Jose for a time (6)

Could be fall, I hear; grab on. (6)

Working the oceans comes first for salt (6)

Could it be a shanty about popular old salt? (9)

Dressing makes Stein start to go insane - really insane (9)