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2 Jon 5
1 Buddy 6
1 Baccy 13
1 Tyke 14
1 Whetstone 24

Thanks to all entrants. Small but high quality field of clues. Every entrant received at least one vote. Two non-voters, but time is up.

Two tied on 6 votes:

jono@5 One taking off for Istanbul, initially in dire straits (8)
and
paul@7 Scottish representation without the Left? Oh, the irony! (6)

On tie-breaks, jono@5 is the winner with 2 2-point votes vs. 1 for paul@7.

Two-way tie for third between tyke51@14 and whetstone@24. They each received votes of (2,1,1) so that tie stands.

Congratulations, jono! I had trouble finding short videos. Apologies for possible dullness or presentation flaws, but they have interesting content.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io58hl1Z0TY "What is satire?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ljlj3T5rkVE "Classic one-liners"

Apparently "twos are wild" today. 😁

Congrats jono and thanks geeker

Pleased P G. Wodehouse got a mention - the best manipulator of the English language since Jane Austen (IMHO)!

btw thanks for the votes jono and tyke

Well done Jono ... and Paul - thanks for a fun challenge Geeker - appreciate the votes.

Thanks for hosting, geeker, well done, jono, and thanks to my voters, including tyke, whom I hoped would appreciate my @23 with its echo of that Yorkshire classic:
"And if ivver tha does owt fer nowt – Allus do it fer thissen.”

Thanks all, wasn’t expecting that one to prevail in such a good field. Sorry to pip you Paul. Thanks also to PaulH for the two votes for my other clue. And thanks to a Geeker for a good challenge and interesting clips.
Cheers all
Ttfn

Apologies all, completely forgot to vote!
Well done Jono on the win.

Hi PaulH
I always enjoy your contributions - as you know Yorkshire Folk are re nowned for our generosity and friendliness!
Like most British people we are also able to laugh at ourselves ... I think your quote may be a Yorkshire tribute to `three wise monkeys`

“Ear all, see all, say nowt;
Eyt all, sup all, pay nowt;
And if ivver tha does owt fer nowt -
Allus do it fer thissen”

Nice one Jon - very well deserved which I why I gave you a rare "2" with the superb def.
Paul H - would have voted for you but it was a bit too close to my 10.
Cheers Geeker - surprisingly fruitful for such (ahem) dry fodder..
Thanks to you all for your votes, much appreciated.