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Scabbard? (5-9)

If the object of his display is pointless, it won't go down well (5-9)

Ginge - I too have put (5,9) instead of (5-9). Apologies.

Turn Wilkinson's believer (5-9)

Time's up folks and there's an impressive 32 (including variations) clues from 14 setters (some of you very productive) to what can't have been an easy wordplay challenge with 3 "w"s, thank you. I wouldn't have discounted any due to wrong/different enumeration.
I may be some time picking a winner as on first read I can see it's going to be difficult enough whittling them down to a shortlist. Back later.

Touches I like include the swallowed swords from kt17 & chrise, nemo's épée, sunray's very rich (new to me) and fiery's patsy (good use of initial capitalisation).

I'm going to take the unusual step of listing my "final" shortlist as I find them all very worthy and highlighting what a really tough decision this has proven to be: skyewalker 4 & 7, paul 13, peterm 14, stevea 20, 21 & 29, mattrom 24, BBM2 25, aristo 27 and nemo 32. However, in Highlander style "there can only be one" and after quite a bit of swithering I'm plumping for aristo @ 27 (wordplay tops, particularly letter and a quirky definition which would have made me smile on solving in a puzzle)

Start of silly dispute with letter from show-off with edgy introduction

Your prize though predictable is worth a gander. I don't watch these type of shows or a lot of TV in general but was forwarded this clip which impressed me.

https://youtu.be/etG0bM1MJGI

Until next week, cheers.

Congratulations Aristo! Well deserved.

Thanks Ginge for the hosting - I can't tell you how much I enjoyed the prize!

Oops, I'll be up before the pedants for misquoting "there can be only one".

A difficult choice to make, ginge. Your clever challenge attracted a much more varied field than I would have thought possible. Congrats, aristo.

Nice one, Aristo! Cheers, Ginge, for hosting and for the mention. Always appreciated.