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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 judge's decision is final and reasons may or may not be given at the judge's discretion. It is customary for the judge to award a virtual prize to the winner.

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

Clues should be submitted by 06:00 pm GMT on Wednesday 22nd March with the winner to be announced shortly after.

I know it's a little early but, since the eggs have been on the supermarket shelves since the beginning of last month, the answer to be clued is:

EASTER BUNNY (6,5)

Have fun and feel free to explain your clue.

Egg-laying mammal? (5,5)

(Reference to the tradition of the Easter bunny hiding Easter eggs)

Tradition of the festival wailer 6, 5)

Bunny Wailer (Marley)

Festival shagger awkwardly turns a blind eye to stripping daughter-in-law (6,5)

A sentry be undamaged for folkloric figure (6,5)


Anagrind = damaged
Anagram fodder = A SENTRY BE UN

(I'll correct my enumeration @2 to (6,5)!)

Seasonal provider of eggs, scrambled, yet beans run? (6,5)

Osterhase can steer a battered cake to the Big Apple (6,5)


Anagrind = battered
Anagram fodder = STEER A
cake to the Big Apple = BUN + NY
Definition = Osterhase

Unseen rabbit doesn't bite yet pops up once a year (6,5)

Anagrind: pops up
Fodder: unseen rabbit - bite + yet
Def: pops up once a year ... Plus it's all a bit &lit-ish