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Congratulations, emrach and thanks for the mention reduntantelf.

@rosiland - my dad used to drive those in the days when GWR stood for Great Welsh Railwaymen...

Thankyou for all the congratulations and in my chuffness - if there is such a word - forgot to acknowledge all the wonderful clever entries compared to my cheeky little clue. x

Hi all
And congrats to emrach.
BUT Can I just say again that CLUELESS is a CRYPTIC CLUE competition ( It says it on the tin!)
Red ELf certainly picked two good-uns. Bullfrog and Ixion were well crafted and fulfilled the requirements.
BBM2 too was good but had to fail with a missing letter.
Emrachs clue certainly had a strong definition but the rest was certainly not cryptic. Cheeky yes but that is not a necessity.
There are two ways to the answer of a CRYPTIC clue -- one wont do -- The one checks and OKs the other.

Most entrants are trying hard to get there following the conventions
So it is up to the JUDGE to give us a Fair and Legal scrutiny.!!!
I do hope you agree-- otherwise the competition is severely compromised.

( The same goes for Peer Review)

Should be interested to read any views For or Against

With my goodwill
THEA

Hi there

Just read Theambler's post I certainly don't mind withdrawing if my clue doesn't fit the criteria. As a newbie to cryptic crosswords (around 10 months) I am open to be educated on the finer points of composing a cryptic clue as I thought the idea was to provide clues that indicate a solution indirectly. As such I don't feel I should judge next weeks clueless - which to be honest has worried me slightly - as I have already stated in another post I might not even understand some of the clues!!!
I am not a huffy gal and no offense has been taken xxx

Hi emrach
Thank you v.m. for your kindly worded reply.
Let us see what other regulars say
But I consider you fully-paid up so dont miss your turn
Lots of love
Thea

T ambler...please I love you to bits BUT...please stop! My understanding of The beginnings of Clueless, Peer Review, Clue Chain and even Joint Effort was for people ( like me) was to learn and evolve .

There are obviously very, very, clever and advanced clue- ers and solvers on this site, and " we" the learners learn.

Constructive critism is good, but I feel sometimes your nitpicking , although you may be justified, could put people off participating.

I am sad that emrach even thought about withdrawing...

Please discuss ....I really want I know what others think..

I thank you and much kissypoos.x

Please emrach do not withdraw; in my opinion (which is worth what it costs ie nothing!)you deserved your win.I had you picked out as soon as I read your clue.
if you're worried, you could ask people to explain their clues in your preamble. Or you can ask them before you choose, though it might be a while before they answer.
It's meant to be fun, surely? I hadn't made up a single clue before I came on here and I'm still not very good at it. But I'm learning, as we all are.
Please set next Tuesday's clue, emrach.

Emrach...you are a very worthy winner, in the words of that other great cruciverbalist of the cloth(besides TheA that is)..."the clue's got to lead to the solution" which your clue certainly did http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/crossword-blog/2013/jan/14/crossword-roundup-araucaria-announcement.

In any case Clueless and Peer Review have never been strictly Ximenean, I seem to remember TheA winning once with a short poem.

So, I can't concur with you this time TheA...would (and several others have expressed the same)welcome a new Thingy though!

Hi toots I think our posts might have crosse p,see read mine...s we ore definitely on the same page.xxx