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I must make an apology to Greedy Kite.
I am very sorry my friend, but I completely skimmed past your post 49. The reason being, that after reading pages 1,2 & 3, it became very busy with banter and I just scanned through looking for the bracketed number of letters (12) to make my vote. I just didn't have the time to read everything.
Maybe we should make it a thing for the future for people to add the bracketed number of letters at the end of each clue so if we're in a rush to make a vote, then the clue entries can be easily distinguished from the banter posts.
I will stick with my vote for Chrisg at post 9 because it is my preferred choice. but in future, this could cause problems when so many posts are on the thread (100 posts for 16 clues)
I like the banter, but maybe we need a tweak with the ruling.

What do the others think?

Hi Les
See my post 22
Since then its got verily clogged up!!
Syrup of Figs???
Kind Regs THEA

The fact that nine clues were chosen as favo(u)rites says a lot about the quality of this week's entries. Our winner is chrisg's excellent Post 9:
Ugly lemon curd left out became crusty (12)
with greedy kite's Post 49 a dangerously close second.
Here's your prize, chrisg. I tried to find a clip that ended with the Chiclets but couldn't.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuSUa_ICN7I

I really liked a lot of these. I thought Torquemada's Post 4 was superb; one might think it was...you know, effortless. :)

While we're all dying for aristo to get his machine working again, just a short explanation about absinthe: in fact it's now legal again in France, but actually I was enjoying TEA --- and I don't mean that puzzle-solving equipment s'one mentioned here a few weeks ago! Just proves there's sometimes veritas without the vino.
btw must also apologize for the sin / crime of betraying Britain over 50 years ago --- not for France originally, but for GERMANY!!!I expect a lot more attacks now: don't disappoint me!

Congratulations, Chris! And Aristo: "gled" you're cabled up again!

Congratulations chrisg

Pity there were four votes missing. Thank you THEA and gk for my two (split) votes.

aristo,may I suggest a dual - time watch?

Well done ChrisG

Well done Chrisg, and Aristo, you succeeded if Chicklets are what I think they are!very funny

AQER: Did I post the results too early? We'll have to remind chrisg to change the preamble.