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Can't even spell "done" this morning :-)

congrats ginge - thanks to you, aristo and bbm2 for the votes.

Congratulations ginge, worthy winner. Thanks chrise for the word and hosting.

Thanks to redundantelf, jamoza, paul & samgamgee for th

...the votes and busby & jws for the mention.

b@*@*y keyboard LOL

Congratulations, ginge, and thanks, chrise.

Nice clue ginge

Congratulations, ginge.

Many thanks for all the kind words everyone and particularly appreciated were the votes from rambler, thea, jws, rossim, ixion and ab (for my other clue). Equally appreciated were the mentions from BBM2 and samg. Lots of worthy efforts but especially stevez who attracted 4 votes, a commendation in itself, it was on my shortlist.
Extremely well hosted chrise, I'll try and emulate your performance next week if my current bout of insobriety allows. Incredibly a mate has asked me to help out in his pub tonight (Saturday) so he can kiss goodbye to his profits and I reckon I can do likewise to Sunday. Cheers!

Congratulations ginge and thanks for hosting chrise. Thanks also to bobs mum for the vote and busby for the mention.

Sorry guys,

Couldn't get back in time to vote last night (1:30am) and then was too tired to set up the computer. I think Ginge's clue was a sure fire winner although there were plenty of great entries.

Ginge et al.

The parse for my clue is as follows:

Bloody silly mistake to wear suspender. "Now put a pound in the empty swearbox" (7)

Bloody silly mistake = Def

wear suspender (to be read as a noun) = Coat hanger (A coat hanger suspends (hangs) your wears (cloths)

Now put a pound = L

in the empty swearbox = the word being boxed is 'Oath' (Swear) emptied leaving C - anger / then put the pound (L) in = C (L) anger

I used 'bloody' in the Def to warrant the swearbox.

Cheers all, Les40