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Oops my vote goes to Paul @
...This bean produces alcohol.

...ie Paul @11

Hi Whetstone, the voting system is different for Weekend Peer Review. You have a total of 6 votes which you can allocate to different clues as you wish.

You can see from the votes already cast how this works.

Sorry ...let me revise my votes...hang on...

OK my votes

3 to Paul @11
1 to Geeker @14
1 to Tyke @13
1 to Bacchanal @7

Geeker, you voted for Tyke@21 but I’m assuming you meant @22 (and 21 is your own clue!)

Thanks to all who entered this weekend’s challenge.

In a close run contest, third place goes to Paul@10 with 6 votes. Tied for second with 7 points are Paul@11 and Tyke@22. But sneaking to victory is new member Bacchanal (or “Baccy” as Paul called you, I think that might stick btw!) with 8 points. A ‘subby’ with a single word single letter removal indicator (my kind of clue ;-)

Drink in the bars, getting smashed after dumping redhead (8)

Thanks also to Chris for highlighting the “Sailors in the drink” clue. With a little searching I traced it back to Rufus in the Guardian from 1999 which you can find here https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/21653

Congratulations ‘Baccy’, here is your prize…

https://youtu.be/sY6aQy0MJ7k

(incidentally, the “synth” homophone which Buddy used hadn’t occurred to me, but by chance this piece titled “Absinthe” features my favourite synth - bonus points to anyone who knows what it is)

Cheers all!
Ttfn

Congratulations, Bacchanal. Thanks for hosting, Jono.

Thanks to Bacchanal, Tyke51, Geeker, and Paul for the votes. Much appreciated.

Very nice Bacchanal - well done! Cheers Jono and very pleased to get some votes.

Congrats bacchanal - you're on a roll. Post next week's late Wednesday or early Thursday.
thanks jono, and for the vote, tyke.