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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 everyone is welcome. Feel free to explain your clue, if you think it will help, or to ask another setter to parse a clue.

Entrants should vote for their favourite clue. Please include the post number but please refrain from commenting on entries until voting has begun.

Clues should be posted by 1:00 pm BST on Friday, 7th of July, when voting opens. Voting closes at 10:00 pm that evening.

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

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

The setter will declare the winner and award an online prize.

This week's answer to be clued is:

ABSENT FRIENDS (6,7)

Have fun and good luck!

They're often toasted! (6,7)

A snifter bends around these! (6,7)

Feint nerds mingle with graduates and are toasted (6,7)

Sailor posted abroad - finders keepers when missing (6,7)

Raise your glasses to missing accompaniment (6, 7)

I just wanted to advise that I find myself in a similar unenviable position to Ginge's at the start of the year in that, tomorrow afternoon, I shall be at the funeral of a friend (hence the choice for this week's challenge), so please start voting at 1:00 pm without me. Likewise, it's not 100% certain that, at the close of proceedings at 10:00 pm, I'll be in a position to officiate and award a prize (or stand up for that matter), so please bear with me. I promise I'll get there eventually!

SW

Sailor delighted mates at remembrance service (6,7)

(Sorry)

Ghosts toasts? (6,7)

Queen finds ten ABS plastic salutations (6,7)


Anagrind - plastic
Anagram fodder - ER + FINDS + TEN + ABS