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Forum Rules

Welcome to our weekly competition to compose a cryptic clue to be judged by your fellow contestants.

You may enter as many clues as you wish this week and everyone is welcome. Please explain your clue if you think it necessary as good ones can be overlooked!

Entrants should vote for their favourite clue. Please include the post number but please refrain from commenting on entries until voting has begun.

Clues should be posted by 1 pm (GMT) on Friday, January 27th when voting opens. Voting closes at 10.00 pm that evening.

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

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

Please add an explanation to your clue.

The setter will declare the winner and award an online prize.

Decided to get on my bike today and was greeted by a

PUNCTURE (8)

So that is this weeks word.

Have fun and good luck!

Unlucky, BBM2!

I've come up with an apposite two-word anagram that I couldn't possibly post (though one of the words is "pure"). I'm not going to enter, though, as I'm away from next Friday for a couple of weeks.

Flat painting, replacing one with French equivalent (8)

"Flat" - definition
"painting" - PICTURE
Replacing "one" - I, with "French equivalent" - UN

Catch Sid with bubblegum (8)

discard primitive P.Nut cure (8)

Awful pun recut- prick! (8)

Maybe

Awful pun recut- that's deflating (8)

A hole in a roll? (8)

Deflation- no pressure, burp and eruct all over the place (8)

(think I had better stop!)

Counts rupees out. Esso don't see a problem (8)