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CLUELESS 138

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 is: CRYSTALLIZING (13)

Feel free to use the British version if you find the Z unciviliZed, or if you prefer the opportunities it offers.

Clues are to be submitted by 16.30 GMT tomorrow (20th November) with the winner being announced soon after.

Sing till crazy, becoming clear in the end (13)

It's getting harder, it seems, partner, all the time I do no U.S. rap (13)

Using clairvoyancy, but with fifty-one instead of Georgia, makes things clearer. (13)

Crystal gazing with LI for GA

Second thoughts:

Using clairvoyancy with Lithium instead of Gallium makes things clearer. (13)

Sugaring over crazy gin still (13)

Girls, scantily dressed, precipitating action to clean things up (13)

Moaning about last wicked queen (ours), familiarly known as "freezing"(13)

Firming up contract? (13)

Gel doing modelling? (13)

(old UK meaning of gel for upper-class girl)