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Peer Review 623

Welcome to our friendly competition to compose a cryptic clue to be judged by your fellow contestants.

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This week's challenge is:

MIDNIGHT (8)

Happy St Lucy’s Day!

'Tis the year's midnight, and it is the day's


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12G? (8)

At the end of the day it's a mass ((8)

Saint Lucy's Day is a very unique tradition here. Every school, workplace etc. has a Lucia procession of carol singers, followed by mulled wine and ginger snaps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2-Q_ObdE-4

I take it Ginger doesn't like mulled wine!

Horseman is decapitated after a drive on the motorway in the dark (8)

Geting - Mycket trevligt!

Might DNI instigate black op then? (8)

DNI = Director of National Intelligence;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_operation

12am; Time to faint when getting close (8)

(T DIM) rev around NIGH

Sorry; final version missed revesal indicator so;

12am; 12am - about time to faint when getting close (8)