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Slap, causing one to blush (8)

Les! It's been so many years!

@Les - so good to “see” you again! How are you?

What crew in the morning cut split times in preparation for the boat race? (8)

Skin deep alien with out of this world stranglers (8)

Nice to see you back, les - how are you doing? Still busy busy busy?

Hi Les -- still 40? I have transmorphed from Theambler to Penda though not pillaging quite so much THEA(O)

Thanks to all for taking part. I didn’t quite get the numbers I was hoping for (was the word too challenging?), but the quality made up for quantity. It was also good to see the reappearance of Les, who came back with a corker.

There were so many I could happily have gone for but I whittled down my favourites to Les@21, the ever-reliable mattrom@13 and ginge@26 (which took a bit of working out, but was worth it).

My absolute favourite, though was Paul@16 with:
“Playing soccer, Tim loses rag initially and gets lippy”

Anagrams are not usually my favourite device, but this one reads well and I like the clever misdirection of the definition.

So, well done Paul. The prize is a brief tribute to Derek Fowlds, who sadly passed away last week: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eikb2lX5xYE

Thanks again.

Clever clue, paul. I liked your word, petrm: I suspect that the limited turnout is due to a dismal January (at least for UK residents). It certainly makes me miserable and lacking in energy!

Congratulations, paul, and thanks, peterm.
I hope les hasn't been pulled through another time warp since yesterday!