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WEEKEND PEER REVIEW 172

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 clues before voting closes.

Clues should be posted before noon (UK time) on Sunday, Feb 19th when voting opens. Voting closes at 8pm (UK time) the same day.

This weekend's challenge is;

STRATEGY (8)
or
STRATAGEM (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!

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Bedding for diamond, perhaps? It's a plan! (9)

Bedding as in bedding planes or strata. Pinched your plan, mattrom!

Gambit of inverted mega-tarts. (9)

Low-hanging fruit, can't resist but a no-hoper.

Master plan - try gates out (8)

Start game off with a manoeuvre (9)

btw there aren't all that many synonyms, so don't hesitate to re-use the ones I have!

I leave magistrate confused with a cunning plan (9)

Yes that is a Blackadder reference

Boater with this design requires storage battery (8)

(BOATER STRATEGY)* = STORAGE BATTERY

Intrigue involving beaux, wayward tarts and a treasure (9)

Stare at a vacant, weird, downhearted guy, then approach (8)

Wicked floozie's turning trick (9)

MEGA TART'S rev