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

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

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 and reasons may or may not be given at the judge's discretion. It is customary for the judge to award a virtual prize to the winner.

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

Clues should be submitted by 6:00 pm GMT on Wednesday 28th December with the winner to be announced shortly after.

The answer to be clued is:

EAVESDROPPING (13)

Have fun and feel free to explain your clue.

Overhearing that the roofs falling down (13)

Putin may have done this once - head off and go skydiving (13)

Correction -

Putin may have done this once - heading off, goes skydiving (13)

V.3 -

Putin may have done this once - heads off, goes skydiving (13)


(should have carried on sleeping...)

Approve design after debugging?(13)

Bugging as def

"Live long and prosper!", no large sides gone, for illicit information gathering. (13)

Subtractive anagram of the phrase, minus L L R N O.

The surface doesn't work, so if anyone else would like to produce an improved version for their entry, feel free to do so!

Turning on a tap and getting an icicle? (13)

Disapprove! Naked agent creeps around listening at keyholes (13)

Listen secretly for what may be happening in the woods in autumn, but it fails to start (13)