Our jumble sale this week received 21 donations from 12 generous-minded setters.
In joint-second we have mattrom and buddy, for whom the word JUNK conjured images of Rishi Sunak and Kim Jong Un.
They can have a go at what's left on the raffle table after our winner has had his pick.
And, with five votes, our clear winner is
paul with:
Vacuous jock pens an article in French - it's rubbish! (4)
C'est proper braw, is that.
A couple of prizes.
Here's a song about the more sinister side of junk. There are many to choose from: Tim Hardin; Neil Young of course; but here's a cover from Johnny Cash:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AHCfZTRGiI&ab_channel=JohnnyCashVEVO
And here's Steptoe and Son - our favourite dealers in junk. The episode Men of Letters seems especially apt for a forum like this. The entire episode is a delight, but if you scroll right through to 24:55 you'll catch "that bit about the crossword".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9G6KaqwiQ0&ab_channel=WindowsX