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WEEKEND PEER REVIEW 292

Welcome to our weekend 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 to ask another entrant to parse their clue. However, please don't comment on the clues before voting closes.

Clues should be posted before noon (UK time) on Sunday 8th June when voting opens. Voting closes at 6pm (UK time) the same day.

This weekend's challenge is:

PROOF (5)

Have fun and good luck!

Weekend rules: Each entrant has six votes to allocate across any of one to six clues (no fractional votes allowed). For example, the allocation might be 3/2/1 for the top 3 clues, and many other allocations are possible. In the event of a tie, the number of first place votes will be taken into consideration (if those are equal, 2nd place votes, etc).

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

Quietly finish house - that's evidence! (5)

Wet gunpowder is unaffected by this spirit (5)

Strong alcohol is in the pudding (5)

Evidence of working out (5)

Tight, having ended up on the tiles (5)

p roof

proof as in able to withstand

Hopker about to give evidence (5)

[Is "Hopker" a misprint, paul?]

Don has no witness (5)

Chris - yes typing on phone!

Hooker about to give evidence (5)