I was hoping the last vote would be the decider, but of course it may not have been. I hope ab is OK, unlike him to miss voting.
Thanks to all who contributed your time and ingenuity this week. I chose a shorter word as we've had a few long ones lately, hoping the possibilities wouldn't be too limited.
The final tally was:
1 vote each for ginge @14, chrise @16, tatters@19, BBM2 @20 and theambler @29
2 votes for dorrien@ 41
3 votes for paul @9, ixion @17 and skyewalker @46
I really liked all 3, but I've chosen SW @46
"With no initial hostility, Ivan the Terrible was a Russian one (6)"
Commiserations to paul and ixion, and congratulations to SW, here is your prize
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0wF_APlvog
Cheers