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CLUELESS 809

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. Please give an explanation if you think it might help.

Clues should be submitted by 6:00 pm (UK time) on Wednesday 21st October.

This week's challenge is:

Catalyst (8)
Catalysis (9)

In celebration of this year’s Nobel Prize for Chemistry, involving the synthesis of a catalyst leading to homochirality

Good luck!

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

Trigger's brush - salty act (8)

Trigger's timing is a sly act (9)

Trigger’s process is a sly act (9)

[As a chemist I really ought to have a go, but I'm away next week.]

European country’s capital has fallen, captured by bad acts - it may cause change (8)

TALY in (ACTS)*

That was meant to read (i)TALY in (ACTS)* but I used square brackets so it became italicised!

Agent bungles unknown last act (8)

(y last act)*

Agent promoting change (8)

Like this dynamic influencer coming to Salt Lake City (8)

LIKE+CATALYST=SLC