Wow!. Thanks for the response to a word that I thought would have so many possibilities and you did not fail. There were about 38 clues entered from 14 setters. Singers, cricketers, mythical beauties, princesses of all sorts, American conglomerates, music, anagrams, hiddens and acronyms were all there. Well done but a tough task for the adjudicator. I’ve decided to whittle things down by selecting the best clue from each setter as so many have multiple entries. These are:-
Chris #2 (I got it – a triple) Swarbrules #32 Simplesimon #31 Tyke #7 Geting #8 (Carter perhaps) Rafflesthegt #24 Paul#21(licked it ?) Jono #35 (3 great clues Jono) Buddy #13 Amej #16 Aristo#33 Eider #38
And with little grace I am going to move onto the podium:-
Bronze goes to Jono “Favour one in three Greeks (5)” Took me a while.
Silver goes to Geting “Honour grand career (5) For the topicality
Gold goes to SimpleSimon “Note archbishop’s address in pre-prandial prayer. (5) Sort of thing I would hope to write myself!
One prize this week. A bit of laughter in these rather ungraceful times.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbbKaM8_LUc&t=198s&ab_channel=Don%27tTellComedy
Thanks for playing.
Congrats SS