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@ Jafo 25, Is sparingly an acceptable alt letter indicator?
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@ Dorrien Yes most definitely :)

Seriously though don't know if I have seen it used before but first time for everything and all that.

A lot to like
Aristo@19 for the wordplay but the def missed me
Jafo@25 Nice try
BBM @40

Voting for Tyke @24

Yoohoo, dorrien. See entry 2, 3b.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salt

Or Chambers: to add gold, ore, etc. to in order to give a false appearance of riches.

Dorrien #4 ahead of chrise #4 and faction #45

Thanks to everyone who contributed this week. With all votes cast, the final tally is;

1 vote each for aristo 2&19, chrise 13, tyke 24, BBM2 40
In third place with 2 votes is faiton 45
Second place with 3 votes goes to dorrien 4
This week's winner, with 4 votes, is jafo's #25

Season shallot sparingly

Congratulations, jafo - here is your prize;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I59GSIgxk_8

Cheers

Well spotted in Azed, granama. Perhaps that clue lodged in my subconscious....

Congrats jafo - obviously I thought "sparingly" worked!
Thanks mattrom. There are lots of "salt roads" in England. We live on Salterforth Road - once one of them.
Thanks for the vote jafo, and the mentions paul, FJ, and BBM2 (4?). I actually thought my entry at 23 was better, though!

Oh wow, just what I was dreading. Winning with no idea what to do next.

Anyway many thanks to chrise, faiton, paul and jws for the votes, Also to fieryjack for the mention and even to grumpy dorrien,

And of course to mattrom for setting. Nice video, we forget how salt was once the way of means.

Looking forward to the WPR. Gloves off now and time to up the game a bit.

Hi jafo, If you put "Peer Review" or "Clueless" in the search engine, it will bring up the lists of previously used words. You can cut and paste the preamble, or add your own tweaks. The extended voting time is to accommodate participants from other countries. Looking forward to next week.

Congratulations, Jafo. Thanks for chairing, Mattrom.

Thanks for the mention, Paul. They are always welcome.