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mattrom @ 4 for me, please.

I liked geevo @7, sunray @15 and BBM2 @20, but my pick is

mattrom @21

Sorry Aristo - No contribution from me this week as I do not fully
understand the expression ; never came across it before and the
various meanings given in chambers etc... don't seem to help me -
I still don't grasp it!

paul #5

Hi pigale
The meaning I knew was the ice hockey one - see here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face-off

Hello, pigale. I truly thought it a very common expression, but did check Chambers anyway. One very often sees it used in the US- "candidates face off in debate", e.g.

Thanks Chris, I vaguely understand what is meant in the first
paragraph but would not feel confident to use the expression
myself (and I know nothing about ice hockey or other similar games!)
I think all the presumably very clever clues offered by everyone have
only succeeded in making me even more confused!

I obviously still have a lot to learn!

Hi Aristo - I think my problem is that I can't relate it to a French term,
since it seems to be translated in many various ways, according to the
context; It may very well be commonly used, but I simply never
came across it. I am starting to have a vague idea of its meaning
though.

Paul #5

Just ahead of SteveA6000 #18

pigale
I think it is brilliant that you write very good clues in a foreign language. I doubt I'd have heard of face-off had not one of my sons once played ice hockey. No, I didn't go and watch!

I like paul # 5, mattrom # 21 and chris # 9. Spike 2 at #25 made me laugh (esp as my real name is there!) but I am voting for

rossim #8