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paul

21st November 2022, 22:59
Clueless 606

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 donate a virtual prize to the winner.

Multiple entries may be submitted and new competitors are particularly welcome. Feel free to give an explanation if you think it might help.

Please note that a complete list of previously used words on Clueless, Peer Review and Weekend Peer Review is available at
https://tinyurl.com/4dzss5np

Clues should be submitted by 6:00 pm (UK time) on Wednesday November 23.

This week`s challenge is a choice of 4;

TROUBLE (7)
TROUBLED (8)
TROUBLES (8)
TROUBLING (9)

PLEASE PARSE UNLESS EXCEPTIONALLY OBVIOUS!!!!!

Have fun!
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mattrom

21st November 2022, 23:26
Wearing common trousers with flashy jewellery (9)

TROU BLING ... Chambers doesn't have 'trou' for trousers, but Google has it as informal.
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geeker

21st November 2022, 23:31
Weak World Cup clue

Disturbed centre-half leaves trousers ennobled. (8)

TROU[sers enno]BLED
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geeker

22nd November 2022, 00:11
Disturbed lout bred chaos. (8)
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buddy

22nd November 2022, 00:15
Dismayed Treasury Department confiscated Putin's cash (8)

TD is in Collins
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geeker

22nd November 2022, 00:25
Tweak to 3:

Distraught centre-half leaves trousers ennobled. (8)

TROU[sers enno]BLED

(Clue is a no-hoper but it was stupid to use "disturbed" in 2 consecutive posts)
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mattrom

22nd November 2022, 01:22
Disheartened Buttler bowled out in test (7)

O in BUT(t)LER*, 'in' as a verb
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos_Buttler
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jono

22nd November 2022, 07:44
Tense when gun riot breaks out on either side of Berlin Wall (9)

(gun riot)* on BL
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jono

22nd November 2022, 07:47
Unrest seen in capital of Tajikistan and capital of Russia (7)

T + Rouble
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tyke51

22nd November 2022, 09:38
Firstly trader encounters Russian currency problem (7)
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