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Forum Rules

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 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 08:00 pm GMT on Wednesday 17th of January with the winner to be announced shortly after.

The answer to be clued is:

SUDOKU (6)

Have fun and feel free to explain your clue.

First try . . Be nice . .

Puzzle half of us with mixed blessings

Edit: Since "kudos" is singular make that "blessing"

:)

Numbers game? (6)

Act between two backward nations a mind game (6)

Welcome Hannah.

Just for future reference (I hope you become a regular), we generally put the number of letters in the word to be clued, as they do in crosswords. Not sure why, perhaps to differentiate them from comments such as this! No matter anyway.

Address the bogus takeover as a challenge (6)

Samurai, fiendish killer or Chinese numbers, one is all Greek to me! (6)

(kinds of Sudoku and not true, I love them!)

Mental, Japanese wrestling with Germany for money before Britain's return (6)

Inclusively, you KO Dustin back - it's a puzzle! (6)