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WEEKEND PEER REVIEW 257

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 merit of a particular clue before voting opens.

Clues should be posted before noon (UK time) on Sunday, October 6th when voting opens. Voting closes at 7pm (UK time) the same day.

This weekend’s challenge is;

DISMANTLE (9)

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!

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Take apart Lady Di’s sleeveless cloak (9)

Unravel Lady Di’s sleeveless cloak (9)

Damsel in distress needs time during breakup (9)

[Sorry, nothing from me - away next weekend (and the one after too - it's all go!)]

@Chris

I thought it was unusual that you weren't first out of the traps. Enjoy your weekend

Dismal ten assunder (9)

Dismal ten asunder (9)

[Thanks geting - we're celebrating a friend's 80th birthday near Cambridge.
btw can I just share a great place we found last weekend? We were staying near Wigton in the North Lakes (nice hotel, called Greenhill). We went to Silloth, which we assumed was another dreary port like Workington, but it's lovely. It's a designed new town, established by a railway company in about 1850. Wide tree-lined avenues, lots of green space, especially on the waterfront, miles of promenade, lovely views of the Isle of Man. It used to be a very popular seaside destination, but it's now far from crowded!]

I attend Mal’s undoing - no ta! (9)