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Sorry Les - none of that was there when I started on that Pardew initialisation !

...just shows how long it takes !

Cheers AB.
You missed a 'i' Marty

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You're spot on with the parsing of mine, Les.

Ok, here goes.

Gk with his pity for Ric, Chris with some early anagrams, ixion has been getting 'it' a bit pricy. Mattrom with Apricoty with 'i' for 'o' (is that a real word?). Busby pry-ing for a nervous tic. Peter with his 1st (FIRST) part of apri(l) awaiting City of (Florence). Ginge swapping 'it' for his skin of (K)eep coo(l). AB with a new word for me 'Brumal' very clever. Marty with his late clue but missing an 'i'.
So it comes to the two clues that I have in the final choice.
Bigbad Marty with his excellent surface read of Apache by the Shadows.
AND
Aristophanes with his (also) excellent surface read in his present to Theambler.
Both these clues haven't got the strongest of Definitions, however, seeing as Aristo comes from that part of the world and should be owed some poetic license for his knowledge of Providence, the baton will pass to him this week for this superb clue that has a very clever and exquisite flow to it.

What Providence begins with, what it is, and what it's like? (8)

What Providence begins with = A 'P'
what it is = Rhode Island (RI) City
and what it's like = Def (and I'm sure it is)

Well done Aristo, here is your prize, all you dads out there should pick up some very helpful tips in this clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GraCeTT6Jrw

Congratulations, Aristo (and welcome back).

Great clue, Aristo, thanx 4 everything, Les, & to the rest of you: time to get some serious drinking done now (where I am there's only another 4 hours left) !

Congrats, aristo - lovely clue.

Thanks Les (though I don't think that I'll find the clip useful!)

You're back with a bang, aristo. Great stuff, well done. Thanks Les. Time now to wassail. Happy New Year to all.

Nice one Aristo..thanks for hosting Les

What a thrilling surprise! I hadn't been on the site for some time, having been entangled in minutiae, and also because I hadn't won Clueless since way back in 2013 and figured that after fifty-plus unsuccessful tries it was perhaps time to pack it in. But late last night, having just gotten home from Providence (only about twenty minutes away), I looked in on the action here and it seemed like, well, Providence. I do agree with you regarding the definition, Les, but the message I wanted to convey to our priest friend theambler was, as the city's founder might have put it: The benevolence of God is like the warmth of the sun in winter. Thanks so much for your kind comments, and for the clip. One of my daughters was married this past Sunday, but I didn't attempt anything like those exquisite moves on the dance floor.

I've recently noted peterm's return, and it's great to see him again; I've long admired his craft. Happy New Year to all you wonderful people! Here are some shots of Providence without the apricity.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ3iBLDnX-g