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chrise

30th October 2026, 20:16
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 merit of a particular clue before voting opens.

Clues should be posted before noon (UK time) on Sunday 1st November when voting opens.
Voting closes at 7 pm (UK time) the same day.
This weekend’s challenge is:

BIRDSONG (8)
Or simply
BIRD (4)

Good luck!

Weekend rules: Each entrant has up to 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 votes count)

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
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rafflesthegt

30th October 2026, 20:27
Faulks off to create tweets (8)
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swarbrules

30th October 2026, 20:33
Charlie Parker's time in prison (5)

Charlie Parker, known as Yardbird or Bird.
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tyke51

30th October 2026, 20:37
Time to fly? (4)

Bird is rhyming slang for time (bird-lime)
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rafflesthegt

30th October 2026, 20:43
What’s a cockney doing in scrubs? (4)
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swarbrules

30th October 2026, 20:46
Dawn chorus changed Dr Gibson (8)

Dr Gibson*
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swarbrules

30th October 2026, 20:54

rafflesthegt

30th October 2026, 21:02
Done more of this than Bill Oddie (4)
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rafflesthegt

30th October 2026, 21:07
Tippi Hedren is a beautiful one (4)
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geeker

30th October 2026, 21:13
Lear's Gromboolian ribs prepared for Messiaen's inspiration (8)

The DONG with the luminous nose
Catalogue d'oiseaux and many other works
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