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Hi all,

A competition to compose the best cryptic clue, judged by your fellow contestants.

You may enter as many clues as you like and everybody is welcome to have a go.

Please feel free to explain your clue if you think it will help.

Everybody who enters may vote for their favourite clue - please include post number.

The entry with the most votes wins and its composer sets next week's competition.

Please post your clues by 1200 Friday when voting opens - deadline 2100 Friday.

The setter has a deciding vote in the event of a tie and may change the rules if necessary.

It is customary for the setter to award an online prize when declaring the winner.

The answer to be clued this week is: ROADSTEAD (9)

Good Luck!

It's providing the rest of Scapa Flow, as do trade winds (9)

Anchorage made fun of with District Attorney (9)

Boats dread losing barrels when it's stormy so anchor here(9)

Cooked, we hear - perhaps on spit? (9)

Does a dart when thrown mainly lodge here?(9)

Spooner's poodles embarrassed, but safe at anchor here (9)

Mist banks tend to be around Eastern area of Spithead (9)

M1 + st = roads + banks (t)en(d) around (e)astern (a)rea
definition = Spithead (anchorage off Portsmouth where the last Fleet review took place.....when we had a Royal Navy)

Hit rock bottom for a while here (9)

No filming or otherwise organised at Milford Haven (9)