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CLUELESS 133

Welcome to Clueless, our informal weekly clue-setting competition.

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

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; 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.

To be fair to others, please do not make any comments on entries until after the winner has been declared.

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

The answer to be clued (something that’s no doubt on everyone’s mind) is: PHOTOPERIODISM (14)

Clues are to be submitted by 16.30 tomorrow (16th October) with the winner being announced soon after.

Silly young girl shortly after time had snap at first change of light (14)

Shot down = married --- that would explain sluggishness in winter (14)
(As A. will know, a "down" is a period of play in an Am. football game)

One thousand dopier isophot to calculate, length of daily illumination. (14)

"Still, I promised to change my ways when Winter came", said Lily (14)

Yes I too had to look it up.

The early bird catches the worm. (14)

Re jig on previous post:

"Still working, I promised to change my ways when Easter came", said Lily (14)

Misanthrope pointed to condition, tenant left flat without light

Rewrite post 6.

The early bird catches the worm even in winter. (14)

Snap lesson but in the end its only a theory, how we all react when the clocks go back. (14)