I have no doubt they were compiled independently and as they use the same wordplay in part (which got my nods of approval) as it appeared earlier mattrom @ 19, sorry ixion. For me BBM2's 28 is also right up there.
We have a winner - ixion at post 22 with ginge at post 20 the runner up
The winning clue is
Like MI6 at home, they regularly left bugs to gather information (12)
Thanks for running the show, jws, but honestly, that was the worst stand-up I've ever seen (actually second worst - there was this guy in a pub in Colne.....)