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Peer Review 765

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 clues before voting opens. Clues should be posted before noon (UK time) on Friday September 4th, when voting opens. Voting closes at 6 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:

LAKE ONTARIO (4,7)

Have fun and good luck!

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Posting early as we’re going out and will be back very late.
Apologies for posting before Clueless closes.

Leak air onto new American body of water (4,7)

No problem SS, in fact I was just writing up Clueless and I’ve lost all my notes, so I’ll need to start again!

OK a relation, could be a great one (4,7)

A retail nook disseminated Mango Mussolini's latest brouhaha (4,7)

It's very big and wet and Gold Flake on tar ion covers it! (4,7)


Gold Flake capitalised as it is/was a brand of tobacco.

Veronica maybe goes with province and is on the borderline (4-7)


Veronica Lake was a 1940s film star

An irate look develops into deep water. Not so in Washington! (4,7)

OK! Rationale giving one of a quintet (4,7)