Hi folks. This has been very interesting! Firstly let me thank all of you that entered. AB, tonyw, fRANCIS, pastille, terry, ixion, Bullfrog, samak, Mary, Mazie, peterm, Mandala, Siamcat, muttley, and finally Wendy.
CHOLESTEROL yielded many anagrams which featured in the majority of the clue submissions. Fat, steroid, blood, and statins pointed the solver towards the solution. Shortest clue was 2 words - High die? from AB.(very funny!)
I have to say I struggled to narrow it down to 1 winner, especially since there are some very experienced "old hands" contributing with quite complex clues.
But I have decided on a winner and this person is.....(drum roll)
MARY !!!
Her clue was
Closer to hell? circa 50 years shorter with this in your blood. (anagram of closer to hell removing the L (50)
Well done Mary !! The Judge's wig now passes over to you for the second thread next Wednesday.
You win the prize of a lottery ticket in tonights draw (see my thread 13 for details)
The lottery numbers are 04, 20, 21, 29, 33, and 34. Good luck !
Finally,my word to pass over to you Mary is
CATASTROPHE
Once again thanks everyone. I am now off out so I wont be able to respond to any death threats or criticisms until the morning !
Judge chrisg