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CLUELESS 679


Welcome to Clueless, our informal weekly clue setting competition. The idea is to compose a cryptic clue to 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 8:00 pm (UK time) on Wednesday April 17th.

April 15 is Tax Day in the US, so the word is

TAX (3)

or for the Beatles fans

TAXMAN (6)

Good luck!

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Take a cut of that Axminster? (3)

Beatles track is the first guitarist heard (6)

Put a strain on back at times (3)

One of life’s certainties, so it’s said, and appreciated in Copenhagen more than once (3)

Exact time sealed with a kiss (3)

Duty can be a burden (3)

Assess directions for Listener (3)

TACKS

Cost cheers cross (3)

Jono beat me to it, but:

Tesla guitarist covers Beatles track (6)

I think that works as one def. of cover is "to comprise". As an American band they'd use the American spelling of axman, of course.