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Peer Review 607 (the 111th prime number)

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 the 25th of August, 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:

SPECTATOR (9)

or should you prefer…

SPECTATRIX (10) or
SPECTATRESS (11)


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

One who looks at magazine? (9)

Disrespect a Tory without witness. (9)

Watching the race perhaps, takes bet on some rubbish alternative (9)

He's watching men on a hill exercising pecs as a warm-up! (9)

Bystander administers treatment to actress's pet (11)

Fly on the wall at SPECTRE-TASS plenum. (11)

Meghan relationship with royal life after she messily exits pact with King (10)

(Typo - should be)

Meghan's relationship with royal life after she messily exits pact with King? (10)

Onlooker sees a hospital destroyed during horrible catastrophe (9)

anag CATASTROPHE - A H