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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 1pm Friday when voting opens - deadline 9pm.

The setter has a deciding vote in the event of a tie.

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

The answer to be clued this week is: ROAD SIGNS (4,5)

Thumbs up on the expressways? (4,5)

Indications are, drag acts to accept contracts (4,5)

As part of driving test, level crossing had heads scratching (4, 5)

After start of raid, SAS doing repairs to low bridge ahead? (4,5)

Reportedly took part in eight functions for information on the way ahead (4,5)

(“reportedly” = homophone indicator; rowed (“took part in eight”) sines (“functions”)

Sod arsing about with pointers, by the way (4,5)

Reach out and design starters with symptoms of stops perhaps (4,5)


ROAD (Reach out and design starters) + SIGNS (symptoms)

stops perhaps = definition (multiple STOP signs)

Find spoor after deer and old rabbits have headed back to low bridges? (4,5)


ROAD (deer and old rabbits have headed back) + SIGNS (Find spoor after)
low bridges = definition

Turn right! Goad sins (4,5)


Anagram of R + GOAD + SINS
"Turn" used as anagrind and "Turn right" as definition