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Fellow penning paper was reluctant according to Grahame (6)

RAG in DON

"Now dragon, dragon," said the Boy imploringly, "don't be perverse and wrongheaded. You've got to fight him some time or other, you know, 'cos he's St. George and you're the dragon”.

"My dear little man," said the dragon solemnly, "just understand, once for all, that I can't fight and I won't fight. I've never fought in my life, and I'm not going to begin now”.

"But if you don't fight he'll cut your head off!" gasped the Boy

Fierce woman makes love grand (6)

Do this to a cigarette to get a Puff? (6)

DRAG ON it

Heroines and heroin, snapdragons and dragonflies, the Dragon’s Den and fire and smoke. Termagants, passionate ladies, battleaxes and old bats; A magical coincidence and a joke to break Puff’s spell.

This week’s clueless had many enjoyable moments and many deserving winners, but the final choice is as follows:

In 3rd place - Simplesimon @5
Write off fearsome chief as just an old woman (6)

and Geeker @21
Beldame redhead engaged in ball-breaking (6)

In 2nd place - Fieryjack @30
Cavalryman drops round to see battleaxe (6)

In 1st place - Aristophanes @16
Terror in your sleep? Yawn and switch position (6)

Congratulations, and thank you all!

Your prizes:

The Welsh Dragon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkBQAvAFjus&list=RDfkBQAvAFjus&start_radio=1&ab_channel=Ingen

The Common European Dragon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fevbR6t-oY&t=34s&ab_channel=MythosTheHistorian

The Common Cockney Dragon (language warning)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCklKO1_jPs&ab_channel=deafguy2008

congrats aristo and thanks, geting.

new low for me - of the four in the frame i only understand fj's. could someone parse the other three, please?

@chrise

Write off fearsome chief as just an old woman (6)

(Pen)dragon


Beldame redhead engaged in ball-breaking (6)

(R + GONAD*)

Terror in your sleep? Yawn and switch position (6)

DRAG + ON

thanks geting

Well done Aristo - I liked the `switch position` - thanks for the parses and for hosting Geting!

Well done Aristo, thanks Geting.

Congrats Aristo and thanks Geting. I also liked “switch position”, I may have to steal it :-)
Good to see Fiery is back!