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chrise

24th January 2017, 08:35
CLUELESS 303

Welcome to Clueless, our informal weekly clue setting competition.

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

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

The decision is final and 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.

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

Please give the parsing for your clue.

Clues should be submitted by 6:00 pm (UK time) on Wednesday 25th January. The winner will be announced soon after.

As suggested, I'm setting the first "Z" in either competition.

ZABAGLIONE (10)

Have fun!
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chiaroscuro

24th January 2017, 09:41
Dish out a gob tantalizer, not tart but a sweetie from Naples, perhaps? (10)
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chiaroscuro

24th January 2017, 09:47
Oops, parse

I'm sure chrise will work out subtractive anagram
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skyewalker

24th January 2017, 10:49
In the borders of Zaire, Africans first successfully kill big cat. Could be just desserts. (10)

"borders of Zaire" - ZE
"Africans first" - A
"successfully kill" - BAG
"big cat" - LION
"desserts" - definition
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skyewalker

24th January 2017, 11:00
A blazing Old English confection? Yes and no (10)

"confection" acting as both anagrind and definition
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pigale

24th January 2017, 11:15
Within region, fluent flower mix foamy mixture? (10)

within region = inside zone
fluent = glib
flower = AA river
mix = anagrane indicator (glib+aa)
foamy mixture = def
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fieryjack

24th January 2017, 11:44
From Zion a bagel that's sweet (10)

Straight anagram
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bigbadmarty2

24th January 2017, 11:48
A last course of action or fly away in a blaze of glory ? (10)

a last course - def.
of action - anag, indicator
or fly - fodder to be subtracted
away - subtraction indicator
in a blaze of glory - anag, fodder
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stevea6000

24th January 2017, 12:05
@skyew: crafted an entry, checked the rest first and ... b*gg*r! "kill big cat" and "just desserts" already used. Sob ... back to the drawing board! :)
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stevea6000

24th January 2017, 12:10
I blag a zone - for playing, of course (10)

Anagram (playing)
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