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WEEKEND PEER REVIEW 241

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, June 16, when voting opens. Voting closes at 8 p.m. (UK time) the same day.

This weekend's challenge is:

SHORT (5)
SHORTER (7)
SHORTEST (8)

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 the top 3 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!

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Manipulated horse races could be over most quickly (8)

(HORSE + TTS)*

He sells as others turn to the right (7)

others* + r

Perfunctory attempt to contain river (5)

Say it quietly, Alternative Right captures center voters, being closer to the grass roots (7)

SH OR (TE) R

Perhaps grammatically more suitable..

Say it quietly, Alternative Right capturing Center voters, being closer to the grass roots (7)

SH OR (TE) R

Ouzo Greek character drunk in street (5)

Nigel, a chess-playing dwarf? (5)

(Down clue)

Get hot under the collar, but resort to violence less (7)

Time to get on the beaches; temperature’s right (8)

Def in sense “true, straight”