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WEEKEND PEER REVIEW 183

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, May 7th, when voting opens. Voting closes at 8 p.m. (UK time) the same day.

This weekend's challenge is

CONSORTIUM (10)

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!

Future setters should note that a complete list of previously used words on Clueless, Peer Review and Weekend Peer Review is available at https://tinyurl.com/4dzss5np

Alliance with criminal type? I hesitate (10)

Partner I used to doubt becomes right in marriage(10)

ABTA, for example, know foreign tourism (10)

CON (know) + (tourism)*

ABTA = Association of British Travel Agents (which is in Chambers, surprisingly)

Camilla becomes metallic, perhaps - is it a stitch-up? (10)

Metallic element names usually end "ium".

Criminal type (the lowest grade) I’m introducing to the Cartel (10)

CON SORT I(U)M

Just seen Buddy 2, Please ignore my post 6.

Music or not – arrange the marriage! (10)

Stu got Omicron variant at the wedding (10)

Cartel composed Loot soundtrack, perhaps? (10)

anag of ORTON MUSIC. Indirect 👎, but in response to the recent appeal thread I'm just making up the numbers. 🤣