I have to admit that I wasn't brave enough to point out that 'birthing' was only 8 letters long.
A small ditty to mark the occasion:
A numerate Joker (first name "The")
Was reputed to be a puzzler.
But he drank too much booze
And then muddled the clues
So thenceforth was known more as a guzzler.
BW
JimC