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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 BST on Wednesday 10th of May with the winner to be announced shortly after.

This week's answer to be clued is

BLUEBOTTLE (10)

Have fun and please parse your clue unless it is blindingly obvious.

Fly's "fallen in the water", perhaps? (10)

Bluebottle's catchphrase from "The Goons"

Down under gelatin swimmer Calliphora Vicina (10)

In Australia Bluebottle = a jellyfish

Or

Calliphora Vicina or down under gelatin swimmer? (10)

Let lout ebb madly in the ointment perhaps (10)

Bachelor's button of royal courage (10)


Definition - Bachelor's button (common name for a Cornflower A.K.A. BLUEBOTTLE)
BLUE (royal) + BOTTLE (courage)

Copper belt, twice needed Open University revision (10)

Blowfly maggot the French set on butterfly (10)

"Blowfly" - definition
"butterfly" - BLUE
"maggot the French" - BOTT + LE

Gallons leaking from the top of big sticky container does for various wildlife (10)

It appears on screen, obscene source of comfort (10)