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SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND 9

A competition to compose the best cryptic clue, judged by your fellow contestants.

You may enter as many clues as you like and everybody is welcome to have a go.

Please feel free to either explain your clue if you think it will help or ask another setter to parse their clue.

Everybody who enters may vote for their favourite clue - please include the post number but please refrain from commenting on entries until voting has begun.

The entry with the most votes wins and its composer sets next week's competition.

Please post your clues by noon Sunday 27th July, when voting opens - deadline 8 pm that evening.

The setter has a deciding vote in the event of a tie and may change the rules if necessary.

It is customary for the setter to award an online prize when declaring the winner.

Les has been taken ito hospital so I am setting it on his behalf - if he's not up to it by snday I will invigilate as well.

The answer to be clued this weekend is:

GERIATRIC (9)

Grey head? Criteria change late in life (9)

Obsolete spice girl soundly dispatched three swingers. (9)

Very old ship scuttled during great crisis at sea. (9)

Strange cigar rite for the elderly? (9)

Codger spins out. Racing stripe is jack. (9)

Paul, any word from Les ?
I'm sure we're all concerned.

Antediluvian but ageless, I get carriage smashed up(9)

Old man agrees car trip with wife swappers , leaving a few bewildered (9)

old man =def
agrees car trip = fodder
swap "pers" with "wife" and subtract "a few"
bewildered=anagrind

phew!

btw I found myself looking for the correct spelling for "swappers" or "swoppers" and got no definite answer .

however some interesting search engine suggestions..

Gives every right to one at top end of Richmond for doctoring the elderly