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Peer Review 617

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. Everyone is welcome, particularly new entrants. Feel free to explain your clue, if you think it will help, or to ask another entrant to parse their clue. However, please don't comment on the merit of a particular clue before voting opens. Clues should be posted before 12 noon (UK time) on Friday the 3rd of November, when voting opens. Voting closes at 8 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. The setter will declare the winner and award an online prize.

This week's challenge is:

CATCH UP (5,2)
CATCH-UP (5-2)
CATCHUP (7)

Have fun and good luck!

Future setters should note that a complete list of words used previously in Clueless, Peer Review and Weekend Peer Review is available here https://tinyurl.com/4dzss5np

Compel mug to hold awekward conversation (5,2)

chat* in cup

Draw level with relish (7)

Pls ignore typo - AWKWARD not AWEKWARD

Match to cut chap out (5,2)

Reclaim California before second failed violent putsch (7,2)

[Down clue]
Ten part ban? (5,2)

Triple definition

Too obese at first to do this, turns into couch potato (5,2)

TOO O CATCH UP*

Get the news and gather in revolt(5-2)

Share of 'News at Ten' on the rise (5-2)

Down clue

Cryptically ten = catch (net) up

Surface refers to viewing figures