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Peer Review 597

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, 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 by 12 noon (UK time) on Friday 16th of June, when voting opens. Voting closes at 8 pm (UK time) the same day.

Entrants should vote for their preferred 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.

This week's challenge is a choice of:

ENEMY (5)
or
FRENEMY (7)

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

Opposition to a rectal washout? Why, we hear, for a change? (5)

Saudi Arabia to Yemen, perhaps? (5)

comb. anag and &lit

Those retreating troops stopping you, once? (5)

[MEN in YE], reversed.
Just for fun. Not that it's a likely winner :)

New Musical Express sounds hostile initially (5)

This rival anus vexed Feynman? Sure. (7)

FRENEMY + ANUS anag of FEYNMAN SURE.

[I'm a great admirer of physicist Richard Feynman.]

(Since Chris and Geeker have - er -opened it up...)


Short course of colonics to clear end of fanny meets opposition (5)

[Jono, I'm not planning on voting, so no need to wait for me]

I'm shocked by English Earl becoming a traitor (5)

The French Opposition can be two-faced (7)