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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 1pm tomorrow, Friday 27th June, when voting opens - deadline 9pm 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:

OOPS (4)

Have fun !

oh-oh! I forgot to tell you! (4)

@mattrom

Read it twice, then realized you nailed it.
Probably won't bother. Cheers!

Well, maybe.

Nothing works. My bad! (4)

"Oh dear! You are not to opsit" he said. "That includes all." (4)







That's a modified quotation:
"Young Allan," he said, "and you, daughter Marie, I have heard stories concerning you that, although I never gave you leave to 'opsit'" (that is, to sit up alone at night with candles, according to the Boer fashion between those who are courting), "you have been making love to each other."
Marie An Episode in The Life of the late Allan Quatermain

Hip without power? I'm so sorry! (4)
(hip = rear parts of "ship" = poops, minus "p" for power; def. "I'm so sorry")

Oh dear, bends to be decapitated! (4)

or alternatively:

Oh dear, rear parts of ship have suffered loss of power !(4)

Deary me! I just stood back in dog's poo. (4)

..... or even:

Rear parts of ship without power ---- I've done it again! (4)