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Peer Review 624

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 clues before voting closes. Clues should be posted before 12 noon (UK time) on Friday the 22nd of December, when voting opens. Voting closes at 8pm (UK time) the same day.

Entrants should vote for their favourite 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:

FIELD (5)



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Area of study includes the rational numbers perhaps? (5)

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Cope with midlife crisis? I’m exhausted! (5)

(midlife)* - im

Continuing Buddy’s “somewhat autobiographical” theme… 😂

Where forces clash if led astray (5)

Practical place for retrievers? (5)

When life's a mess get down to the ballpark (5)

Not autobiographical

Thing making Castro's heart sink (6)

FIDEL, dropping the D in a down clue.

https://www.npr.org/2023/01/14/1148470571/usc-office-removes-field-from-curriculum-racist#:~:text=%22Language%20can%20be%20powerful%2C%20and,workers%20that%20are%20not%20benign.%22

Shirley Ann in a meadow? (5)