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CLUELESS 734

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. Clues should be submitted by 6:00 pm (UK time) on Wednesday May 14th.

This week's challenge:

BLARNEY (7)

Good luck!

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

Rubble left in stone (7)

Barney Rubble from the Flintstones, with L inserted.

Learn by composing flattery (7)

Avant-garde Escalator over the Hill composer ran to exaggeration (7)

Carla Bley
whose ex-husband Paul Bley was also an avant-garde jazz musician
Hoping "Avant-garde" is acceptable anagrind

Start of bath nearly swimming for soft soap (7)

b + nearly*

Left scouse slot held by sweet-talk (7)

ARNE Slot manager of Liverpool

B L ARNE Y

Irish town covered by soft-soap (7)

B LARNE Y

Flattery is utter nonsense articulation (7)

Blah Knee

Kiss the stone and you’ll never again be stuck for words (7)

Boron left argon neon and yttrium to hogwash (7)

B L AR NE Y