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CLUELESS 670

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, 14th February.

This week's challenge is:

CONTRANYM (9)
CONTRONYM (9)

Both spellings are acceptable.

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

Oxymoron - in a word! (9)

Sanction? Try conman out (9)

Perhaps awful shambolic Tory conman - avoid! (9)

'a'-void

Deceive Martyn cruelly, then maybe screen results (9)

Possibly overlook befuddled non-u countryman (9)

Could be quite a Janus word (9)

It’s like a strike with a racket across my back (9)

It’s like a strike: an example would be a strike, which can be either a hit or a miss (as in baseball)
a racket: CON
across: TRAN
my back: YM

People of fashion boast "Game Spooner's fix", for one (9)

ton crow nim

My torn can reveals polar opposites (9)