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CLUELESS 664

Welcome to Clueless, our informal weekly clue-setting competition. The idea is to compose a cryptic clue for a given word or phrase. The winner of the previous week's competition both sets the word to be clued and judges the entries for the current week. The judge's decision is final and reasons may or may not be given at the judge's discretion. It is customary for the judge to donate a virtual prize to the winner.

Multiple entries may be submitted and new competitors are particularly welcome. Feel free to give an explanation if you think it might help. Clues should be submitted by 7:00 pm (UK time) on Wednesday, 3rd January.

This week's challenge is in honour of the Roman god Janus, after whom January is named. As the god of time, beginnings, endings, doorways and gates he faces both ways, thus looking back at the old year and forward into the new.

TWO-FACED (3-5)

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

A happy new year to all.

Janus-like? (3-5)

Deceitful couple knock back coffee (3-5)

Is woman de facto duplicitous like this? (3-5)

Deceitful little Edward surrounded a foxtrot dancing cow! (3-5)

(I really like the simplicity of Geting’s first)

False and more than one-sided?(3-5)

Janus-like, with de- facto manipulation (8)

(w + de facto)*

Duplicitous potty de facto wife (8)

Enumerated in the Azed tradition of ignoring any and all hyphenation! ;-)

[Ha, SimpleSimon, we crossed there, but it’s great to see you back!]

Devious ill-fated cow (3-5)