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There is nothing to prevent (say) a couple of related clues if offering a single clue cramps your style.

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The weighty trophy to be passed to whoever successfully solves your clue is the jewel-encrusted World Clue Federation championship belt
===[**WCF**]===

Constructive criticism and cheerful badinage are to be expected, not to mention a certain amount of national rivalry, but above all, have a bit of fun!

Current Belt-holder PiemJi will be along shortly with the next clue...

Thanks Lex. And now for an easy one!

Change about heartless and fair (8)

Change about heartless and fair (8)

Change = readjust (direct)
about = re
heartless and = ad
fair = just

Yep... that's it! Here's the belt, Koala.

===[**WCF**]===

Muchas gracias...

Ok...no more Mr. Nice Guy...a 'Tuffy'

Formal item worn by a painter, for example? (3,3)

bow Tie = direct
bowie (David) = painter
T = a cross (something "worn")

Am I at least close?!

Right answer...

Wrong reasoning...

Care to give it a bit more thought?

Hmmm....so must be (bow t)ie = for example...
Ya got me!

Nope...a lot more sinister than that.

Yer meaner than Crocodile Dundee !

You got the answer...the belt is yours.

===[**WCF**]===

Want the definition?

Could it be "painter" as in rope tying boat to bollard? At the bow?

That's the one Rog...

"painter 2 (ˈpeɪntə)

— n
a line attached to the bow of a boat for tying it up"

Ergo...a 'Bow tie'

Give us yer best Denis...

Shucks...shuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkksssssssssss!!
I think Rog should get the belt; but, if ya'll insist:

Last was first to finish!(6) Not an &lit!

Day#1 clue: 2 e's

endure (dbl def)

Zee good try, but no ceegar...

Day#2 hint: "first to" = t

extend (ex+t+end)

Here's your extended belt: ==============[***WCF***]=============

ok... another easy one!

Fancy army that gets caught (4)

Myth?

shroeder... Myth is correct. I'm not sure if an explanation of the solution is required (or just a courtesy to those who didn't get it).

Here ya go.. ===[**WCF**]===

arMY THat (gets caught = container ind).
Another similar: In army, that's fancy!

Denis... yours is similar but I had strategy in mind, for example... an army that gets caught are POW's (a 4 letter word) or Fancy could be viewed as anagram indicator for army (Mary is another 4 letter possibility).

So even tho both crypts are equally obvious when you recognize the container indicator, I was trying to include additional possibilities to consider (like "caught" being the direct clue).

I was going to use... Fancy part of army that gets caught (4)... adding "trap" as another possibility but felt it may be too misleading and invalidate an otherwise decent attempt.