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WEEKEND PEER REVIEW 283

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 6th April, when voting opens. Voting closes at 6 pm (UK time) the same day.

This weekend's challenge is:

PLEASING (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 here… https://tinyurl.com/4dzss5np

Not an entry - away next week.

Audience request to Lina Lamont (8)

(I caught the end of Singing in the rain last night!)

Pretext to give up being good (8)

PLEA SING

Nice, quiet rental (8)

P LEASING

Nice and soothing by the edges of the pool (8)

Shirley Temple, a singer to some extent, is appealing (8)

Renting after Prince Charming (8)

p leasing

Defendant's excuse for crime against government results in fine (8)

PLEA/SIN/G

Somewhat simple, as in gracefully charming (8)

Short penguin hides silly seal. How nice (8)

PING(U)

P SEAL* ING