Crossword Help Forum
Forum Rules

WEEKEND PEER REVIEW 219

Welcome to our weekend competition to compose a cryptic clue to be judged by your fellow contestants. You may enter as many clues as you like, and 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 noon (UK time) on Sunday, January 14th, when voting opens. Voting closes at 8 p.m. (UK time) the same day.

This weekend's challenge is:

COUNTDOWN (9)

Weekend rules: each entrant has six votes to allocate across any of one to six clues (no fractional votes allowed). For example, the allocation might be 3/2/1 for your top 3 favourite clues, and many other allocations are possible. In the event of a tie, the number of first place votes will be taken into consideration (if those are equal, 2nd place votes, etc).

Have fun and good luck!

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 nine-letter word (3,2,1) (9)

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Zero. (9)

Regrettably, cut down on preparation (9)

Gameshow’s pre-launch procedure (9)

( COUNTDOWN is a successful and popular UK game show)

It generally comes to nothing, but there’s always a conundrum at the end! (9)

For those not in the UK, Countdown is the name of a long-running daytime game show. The final round is called the “Countdown Conundrum” which involves deciphering a 9 letter one word anagram.

Run-down part of Ulster transformed by discovery of yttrium within

Decreasing numbers seen when young start to go from Northern Ireland area. (9)

(COUNTY DOWN - Y ( young start))

Withdrawing @6 - just realised I clued it wrong

Time to launch on market as heading north after poll (9)