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Welcome to our friendly 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, particularly new entrants.
Feel free to explain your clue, if you think it will help, or ask another entrant to parse it.

Clues should be posted before 12.00 noon (UK time) on Friday 9th October when voting opens.
Voting closes at 10 pm (UK time) the same day.

Entrants should vote for their favourite clue, indicating that entrant's name and clue number.
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. He or she will declare the winner and award an online prize.

This week's challenge is:

TREASURE HUNT (8,4)
or,
TREASURE HUNTER (8,6)

Have fun and good luck!

Searching for riches, unearth mostly rusted hodge-podge (8, 4)

Booty caller? (8,6)

Yep, Attila tucks into treat while searching for gold. (8,4)

He may really dig a good-looker (8,6)

“She’s a gold-digger - true?” “True - she ran off!” (8,6)

Adventurer may be a wolf after love (8,6)

Value ex Foreign Secretary? You must be seeking rewards (8,4)

Jeremy Hunt, most famous for being on the end of an unfortunate Spoonerism on the Today Radio4 programme.

Go to town to consume certain German, rich game, perhaps?

Star player for San Francisco or Tampa Bay, perhaps, looking for game (8,6)

One for American football followers. Mprs, for one, should get it.