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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 decision is final and 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.

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

Please give the parsing for your clue if it is particularly devious.

Clues should be submitted by 7:30 pm (UK time) on Wednesday February 8th. The winner will be announced later that evening.


The word to be clued is

STRAIGHTEN (10)

Enjoy!

I say, tidy! (10)

Put on order for Mad Hatter's gin (10)

(Last post should read;)

Put in order for Mad Hatter's gin (10)

Get rid of all kinks, abandon the hard stuff, acquire some backbone! (10)

Erect garish tent? (10)

Set right's neat and tidy (10)

Get a new shirt crumpled? Get the iron out! (10)

Anagram of "get a n shirt"
"iron out" - definition

Another shattering announcement of the homeless number (10)

anag, shattering* + hom. "stray ten"

Enraged tight-arse heads north for redress [10]