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As usual, I enjoyed reading all of these. Especially nice touches are kt’s straight anagram with “fire back” @17, paul’s use of holy as a noun (and definition) @11, and sunray’s OS screen @29. I ended up with a four-way tie for gold. There’s fiery’s screen idols @10, mattrom’s ingenious use of “service background” (my favorite definition) @17, and peterm’s re-redo @18, but I’m going to give next week’s duty to ginge @8, for his deft subtractive:

Our redness possibly appearing by forgetting to use sun screen (7)

The prize is a peek at Veit Stoss’s altarpiece on steroids (the central figures are twelve feet tall!).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xym8w7UUJE4

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veit_Stoss_altarpiece_in_Kraków

Thanks, all of you, for so admirably rising to the challenge.

Well done ginge, what a great clue.

Well done, ginge, and thanks, aristo. Good to know mine was a contender.

Congrats Ginge, a cunning clue!

Thanks Aristo - that is a reredos and a half!

Congrats ginge and thanks aristo

A great clue, ginge.
Thanks aristo. Also for mentioning one of my clues.

Super clue Ginge!

Thanks for setting and the mention Aristo - i’d never heard the word before. Spectacular video too.

Congratulations Ginge
Cheers Aristo for hosting and making your shortlist

Well done, Ginge, liked the clue. Thanks, Mr. A for the challenge and the tie.

Confused Octavia in red displaying knickknacks from decades ago (10)