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Forum Rules

Welcome to our weekly competition to compose a cryptic clue, to be judged by your fellow contestants.

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

Feel free to explain your clue if you think it will help, or to ask another poster to explain their clue.

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 12 noon Friday 20th. January, when voting opens - deadline 8pm. that evening

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:

SAUCE (5)

Have fun and good luck!

Chocolate is simply an unusually cheeky entrée starter (5)

Sassy addition usually causes effrontery? Yes, right from the start (5)

Correction:

Sassy answer usually causes effrontery? Yes, right from the start (5)

Brown bread, tomato and cheese, perhaps? (5)

Red audacity? (5)

Vocal origin of felony case about university (5)

Lip, neck or ... cheek?! (5)

Down clue:

Dressing-up in linen as missing Romeo (5)


ECRU + AS going up but missing R

From USA, church gives self-assurance (5)