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3 Aristo #25
2 Jono #9
1 Patrick #22

1 apiece:

jono@4
jono@9
spike2@18
jimmygtal@21
patrich@22
mattrom@28

2 - jono @9
2 - mattrom @28
1 - jono @3
1 - geeker @30

The people have spoken! In third place we have jono@9 with 9 votes, taking second with a late surge is aristo@25, but there was no stopping the juggernaut (17 votes) that was patrich@22 with the puzzling:

Labour squabble about what gets Keir started (4)

where Chambers defines Keir as "a bleaching vat". Huh? Just kidding, Sir Keir is as well known across the ocean as I'm sure Mitch McConnell (or Candice Bergen or Anthony Albanese) is in the UK. Congrats to patrich and thanks to all for playing.

Prizes:

In honor of the winning clue, the MP who would be PM:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-w5eyzDQfA

So many songs to choose from; here are three:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1U_aAdreTU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA9FiL7mz_0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_x9hUngCgU

Congrats Patrick, well deserved, always looked like a winner, especially with (as the Sun put it) “Keir backed into a Korma”.

Thanks to Buddy for a good challenge. Looks like I received votes from all of you, albeit for various clues, so a “Condorcet victory” I think (well that’s what I’m calling it), cheers all!

Congratulations, Patrich. Thanks for hosting, Buddy.

A big thank you to Mattrom and to Geeker, your votes are very much welcome.

Well done Patrich et al !
At least I spotted the winner again - simple and elegant.
Think I’m out of my depth with these guys.

Thanks Buddy

Well done partrich, great clue.
Thanks for hosting buddy, and would have been nice to have heard some:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgpnlLz7WR0

with a big nod towards Aaron Copland

Congratulations to patrich, it was my favorite clue...but I thought you meant Dave from 2001 (bad joke 😬).
Well done to the other prize-winners, strong group so I spread votes around.
Thanks to buddy for hosting, excellent selection of tunes.
Vote from patrich appreciated, I was out of my league on this one.

Thank you all for your votes, it was a very pleasant surprise to win such a strong competition, and to those of you who hadn’t met Sir Keir … now you have in buddy’s first clip.

Thank you buddy for hosting and for the music clips, which show that all work can sometimes be a good thing!

A quick heads-up: I am travelling next Friday afternoon and evening, so I may kick off WPR 132 a little early.