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aristophanes

18th September 2012, 14:57
CLUELESS 78

Welcome to Clueless, our informal weekly clue-setting competition.

The idea is to compose a cryptic clue to a given word.

The winner of the previous week’s competition both sets the word to be clued and judges the entries for the current week.

The judge’s decision is final; reasons may or may not be given at the judge’s discretion. It is customary for the judge to donate a virtual prize to the winner.

To be fair to others, please do not make any comments on entries until after the winner has been declared.

Multiple entries may be submitted and new competitors are particularly welcome!

The Clueless 78 answer is: FIELD STUDY (5,5)

Note: I was surprised to see that this term isn’t in Chambers. I think it’s fair to say that it no longer refers only to research carried out by naturalists but is also used by, for example, sociologists and business corporations- at least in the US.

Clues to be submitted by 16.30 BST tomorrow (19th September) with the winner being announced soon after.
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paul

18th September 2012, 15:12
research mouse den (5,5)
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chrise

18th September 2012, 15:13
Dusty, if led astray to do research (5,5)
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chrise

18th September 2012, 15:15
Dudes fly it out to research (5,5)
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bullfrog

18th September 2012, 15:16
Mis-filed, boss starts you on practical research (5,5)
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timmo23

18th September 2012, 15:23
Research project regarding Dudley fits this scientific observation (5,5)
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chrise

18th September 2012, 15:25
Inventor of noctunes adds musical practice piece to do research on location(5,5)


(Irish composer John FIELD is regarded as having invented the nocturne form)
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mrw

18th September 2012, 15:31
Get into the countryside and observe that crop (5,5)
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mrw

18th September 2012, 15:36
Look into the area of play. (5,5)
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mrw

18th September 2012, 15:37
Watch this space. (5,5)
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