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I think you'd have a chance to get the answer if you'd never heard the word, even without crossers

bigbadmarty2 @ post 10

Good evening all.

We have 15 clues from 12 setters this week.

Quite an interesting spread in the final furlong.

Joint leaders with 2 votes are:
BBM2 - 10 / Chiaro - 21 / BBM2 - 22

and on 1 vote each are:
Mattrom - 16 / FieryJack - 20 / Ginge - 23

Still to vote are:
Susan / Mattrom / Busby

See you all later

Paul @ 17

paul #17

Mattrom@16

Cheers all,

Well, that's put the cat amongst the pigeons.
We have a 5 way split in the voting with 2 votes each for:
BigBadMarty - Post 10
Mattrom - Post 16
Paul - Post 17
Chiaro - Post 21
BigBadMarty - Post 22

Back in a few minutes.

Ok folks, a difficult one tonight with all five contenders having their own great qualities to be a winner.

chiaroscuro's post 21 spin on current affairs was well thought out. BBM's post 22 excellent urge of the plural around 'psi' & 'mu'. Paul's post 17 anagram with very non-PC def made me smile (you just so wouldn't get away with that nowadays). Mattrom's post 16 was a 'penny-drop' moment for me with superb esoteric double def.
However, I feel that BBM's post 10 with it's smooth flowing surface read and most fitting definition is the winner this week.

Well done Marty,
Here is your prize, a tad more serious than my usual offerings, I particularly like this guy's spin on education being a birthright rather than a charity. It kinda challenges old style thinking which is the closest thing I could muster to do with mumpsimus.

Thanks to all other entries.

Sorry Marty, forgot to add your clue.

Post 10 -

Despite the evidence insist I'm not fit for work after childhood disease (9)

And the prize...

Blinking computer's playing up.

Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw7xPkZb-6o