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1pt each:
paul 2
paul 4
geeker 13
paulH 20
spike 26
darla 31

1 vote each

Buddy @3
Paul @8
Spike @26
Darla @31
Paul @32
Paulh @34

Well played Spain - the better team won!

bacc 19 - 2
geeker 17 - 2
paulh 34 - 1
paul 2 - 1

1 each:

buddy @3
paul @10
geeker @13
paulh @20
spike @26
paul @32

1 point each for:
paul #2
paul #4
geeker # 13
paulH #20
spike #26
darla #31

1 Buddy 3
1 Whetstone 9
1 Geeker 18
1 Baccy 19
1 Paul H 20
1 Paul H 34

Had I not run out of votes the next would have been for Spike 26,

2 - buddy @3
2 - tyke51 @12
1 - paul @4
1 - paul @5

Thanks to all who entered this weekend’s challenge and for voting early!

We have four clues all with 5 votes (Paul@2, Tyke@12, Spike@26, Paul@32). Of those, Paul@32 received a first place vote, and is therefore elevated into second place overall.

However, out in front with 8 votes is Buddy@3 with…

Trouble in the outskirts of Halifax? (4,5)

Congrats Buddy! Here are the prizes…

Wartime Times https://youtu.be/eRJuPHRfvDY
I liked the commentary at @1:50 “The crossword puzzle has a whole department to itself!” 😄

And some reading (sorry) on the subject of Dickens and The Times…
This is one of my local parks where I often walk my neighbour’s dog (also called Molly, but not the one referred to in the intro). I and other locals continue to call it Gaol Park. Events here led to Dickens writing a letter to The Times (and inspired a character in Bleak House) … https://travelswithadog.wordpress.com/2020/03/11/the-dark-past-of-newington-gardens/

@Jono

Is there not one more to vote? I could be wrong, of course.