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Oh crikey, you’re correct Spike! I thought were 10 entrants and there are 11. That will teach me to have a beer at lunch time!
Let’s see what Darla comes up with and can adjust if needed.
Sorry all.

Jon - whatever I caught last week must have been infectious!

also #3 has nine votes, but who's counting? Only one beer?

Happy to let the results stand. Buddy @3 was definitely one I was going to vote for anyway as soon as I saw it. Now I don't have to decide which clue gets 1 and which gets 2, etc.

Congrats, buddy. Thanks, sloshed Jono.

Whose round is it?
Well done Buddy - thanks for the votes - cheers Jono!

That’s kind of you Darla.
Buddy is of course correct that his clue secured 9 votes before those that would have come from Darla so is a clear winner.
Cheers all! 🙄🍻🤣

congrats buddy and thanks jono

Well done, Buddy. Thanks Jono.

Thanks to Geeker, Bacchanal, Tyke51, Aristophanes, and Whetstone for the votes. Thanks also to Paul for the mention. All appreciated.

Thanks to all for the votes & to jono for the hosting, prizes, and creative accounting. I wonder what Dickens expected, having himself booked a room to see the hangings.

if I might be allowed to present a musical prize, this was my first thought on seeing "Hard Times"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYALBzfY5QY

Skip James was one of the two or three most important American musicians no one's ever heard of (Cream recorded his "I'm So Glad.")

Thanks for the votes, most of you. Enjoyed The Times clip, jono. It is so quaint to see the cigarettes, pipes, jackets and ties. I also like to hear the clipped accent commentary. I suspect it's mainly old people who buy newspapers nowadays. No more boasting about circulation figures. I still walk the six minutes to my newsagent every day with my Times subscriber voucher. Far too tight to have it delivered. As a subscriber I have access to the digital version but still prefer the print copy in my hands.