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Edit: change my buddy@20 to buddy@27

2: dorrien@11
2: mattrom@33
1: dorrien@7
1: tyke51@22

Buddy @20 - 2
Spike @23 - 2
Buddy @28 - 1
Mattrom @32 - 1

OK folks a very interesting split of votes reflecting a very high standard of clues. Thank you all for your great contributions

In joint third place on 5 votes each we have;
Dorrien 11, Buddy 12 and Geeker 31.

In joint second place on 6 votes each we have;
Dorrien 7,Tyke 22 and Mattrom 32.

However by a nose we have an outright winner on 7 votes with Paul H’s superb 14;

“Diplomats vote to deceive”

That would have received 3 votes from me as well!

Your prize is inspired by your clue - when diplomats mess up;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5iich21aj4

Well done again Paul – quite an achievement against such stiff competition!

Well done Paulh - a richly deserved win in an excellent contest - thanks for hosting Paul!
Special mention to Buddy for his sportsmanship ... and votes! - thanks also to Jono, Dorrien and Paulh - very much appreciated!

Congrats PaulH, nicely done, and many thanks Paul hosting, good choice of word.
Thanks to Chris, Jimmy, Fiery, Mattrom and Spike for votes, much appreciated.

Well done to all the Pauls and thanks to the various votes from the various voters. Tyke, not sure I was being sporting so much as recognizing the obvious fact that your clue was much better than mine.

Congrat paulH and thanks paul. Thanks for the votes tyke and spike.

Well done, PaulH. Thanks for hosting, Paul.

Thanks to Jono, Jimmyg, Dorrien, Geeker and Mprs for the much appreciated votes.

Thanks for my 7x1 votes - definitely a case of primus inter pares; I don't think I would have won under the Wed.-Fri. voting system with a clue that I thought wasn't as imaginative or amusing as some. Anyway, the kind comments are much appreciated.

Coincidentally yesterday's Times had: Being smarter than officer, initially labouring to fix gun (9). It was my last one and I had O-T-O-I-G. Solving in bed at night I quite like to have a couple unsolved when trying to go to sleep - better than counting sheep. Unfortunately I realised almost immediately after lights out that the last three words of the clue are an anagram. Should have got it ages earlier.

Thanks for hosting, Paul. A fine centenary edition.