Congrats, Spike! Cheers, Paul, for officiating and the clips. I liked the cats, they looked happy and healthy.
Thanks to all for the votes, and to Ginge, Aristo and Spike for the earlier parses.
Tyke #44, re NED. Perhaps it's a regional thing? I'm not familiar with the word at all, but found it in Chambers.
Thanks also to Dorrien and Jono for taking on the word list.