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Spice up argument denying god (6)

This spice could be a harm possibly to some in Riyadh (6)

Nutmeg is haram (forbidden) in some Middle East countries because of its intoxicating properties

Head girl colonel picked up (6)

kernel

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Head girl picked up colonel (6)

It's a bit spicy when teachers have a riotous extraordinary general meeting (6)

NUT EGM*

Darla, I thought it was traditional to share major prizes with the President these days 😉

VIZ warning

Dribble between the legs when girl gives head first (6)

Geting, good poiint; maybe Jono can give him the Crossword Forum Peace Prize.

Above my pay grade 😂

Thanks to all who took part in this week’s Clueless challenge. Many excellent entries and very hard to judge.

I appreciated Darla’s “little woman” reference. “March woman” appeared in the Spectator recently, on that occasion yielding Amy. I shall be on the look out for Jo and Beth.

Geting had me reaching for Collins in support of JD for juvenile delinquent, which I was pleased to find, though lacking in Chambers.

Geting @26 and Darla@39 were the best of the Spice Girls clues… you can share the prize. Geri Halliwell had a role at the UN which was a neat reference.

Paul@32’s ‘teachers pet’ was good, though I think that the wordplay requires “teachers” while the surface requires “teacher’s”.

Of the Viz submissions, top marks to Aristo@36 and Motley@46.

My shortlist was…
Motley@7 neat subtractive anagram, not sure ‘by’ is needed.
Amej@11 another subtractive anagram with an inventive surface.
Geting@18 the JD subtraction with a creative definition.
Paul@33 I liked that “gives a kick” could be interpreted as both the football pass and the addition of spice, and in the surface as extra power/acceleration.

The winner is Amej@11…

Indonesian export extracts aluminium from molten gunmetal (6)

Congratulations Andy, here are the prizes (sorry they’re a bit long).

Football
https://youtu.be/JlZq_OWVV5o

Spice trade
https://youtu.be/NalJwbk7zcs

Cheers all,
Ttfn!