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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 like and everyone is welcome. Feel free to explain your clue if you think it will help, or to ask another poster to explain theirs.

Entrants should vote for their favourite clue - please include the post number and please also refrain from commenting on entries until voting has finished. The entry with the most votes wins and its composer sets next week's competition.

Your clue should be posted by 1:00 pm on Friday 5th May when voting opens. Voting closes at 8:00 pm.
The setter has the deciding vote in the event of a tie and may change the rules if necessary. The setter will declare the winner and award an online prize.

This week's challenge is:

Silver surfer (6,6)

Have fun!

Aging web browser vulnerable to Ferrel's virus? (5,5)

Second person on board is retired and enjoying it (6,6)

White horse rider follows the Lone Ranger's steed - a browsing grey (5,5)

Net wrinkly long johns you are, I hear, almost free to iron out (5,5)

Protector of Elvis' fur errs badly (6,6)


Definition - protector (Norrin Radd - protector of the Earth AKA "Silver Surfer")
Anagrind - badly
Anagram fodder - ELVIS FUR ERRS

Virus free single lens reflex is damaged by web crawler (6,6)


Definition - web crawler
Angrind - is damaged
Angram fodder - VIRUS FREE SLR

Long server on the Board? (6,6)

Oops, have now seen ginge's, so consider mine withdrawn.

Leave it in stevea, there are limited options with surfer.