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WEEKEND PEER REVIEW 263

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, November 17, when voting opens. Voting closes at 7 p.m. (UK time) the same day.

BADINAGE (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!

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

Teasing is terrible in our golden years(8)

Good at banter despite having a rusty sheriff’s badge in a mess! (8)

Fool around with a big Dane (8)

Back and forth with a French connection (8)

Labour’s big agenda is removing Capital Gains? You must be joking! (8)

Demons clamor for horsey wit (8)

demons: BAGGAGE
clamor: DIN
horsey: GG

Bleating newspaper chief is joking (8)

Baaing Ed

Sheep making themselves heard (and making a real racket) inside the election; they must have been kidding! (8)

DIN in BAA, GE

A District Attorney being clever with words (8)