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WEEKEND PEER REVIEW 249

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, Aug 11th when voting opens. Voting closes at 7pm (UK time) the same day.

This weekend’s word is:

CLAIM (5)
or
CLAIMANT (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). Note - you might not want to allocate all of the votes.

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 at https://tinyurl.com/4dzss5np

Plaintif can't mail out! (8)

Correcting spelling error!

Plaintiff can't mail out! (8)

Shout heard when divorcee lost case (5)

(EX) CLAIM

Class action? (5)

CL AIM

Chinaman caught initially tampering with applicant (8)

CLAY MAN T

Kill buck with one shot (5)

kill: def
buck: dollar, clam (US slang)
one shot (I injected)

Horrendous anticlimax - no team candidate (8)

Hilarious when company goes about making a demand (5)

(COMICAL - CO)*

Wild animal in court is one seeking compensation (8)