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A competition to compose the best cryptic clue, judged by your fellow contestants.

You may enter as many clues as you like and everybody is welcome to have a go.

Please feel free to explain your clue if you think it will help.

Everybody who enters may vote for their favourite clue - please include the post number.

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

Please post your clues by 2pm tomorrow, Friday 4th April, when voting opens - deadline 20.00 that evening.

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

It is customary for the setter to award an online prize when declaring the winner.

The answer to be clued this week is:

CURMUDGEONLY(12)

Have fun.

In France, nasty ugly rum do, had a hundred getting cranky (12)

uncomely drug vile and difficult (12)

Slob must have gone off in a twisted fashion to become such a sourpuss (12)
(mud + anag. "gone", all inside "curly")

Cantankerous Last of the Summer Wine characters? My gun could sort them out (12)

Like a nasty old fart, lowlife just about backbiting with monstrous company (12)

Setter frolics, for example, in mud - just being grumpy! (12)

The dog can prevaricate just once, said the ill natured churlish owner. (12)
dog = cur
prevaricate = mudge (chambers)
just once = only
Def. ill natured, churlish.

Dog dirt for example back uniquely on grumpy old Grandad (12)

Curly and mo nudge nudge, rude (12)