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Long shortlist. Paul#2,MPFS #6 and #33, Jono#9, Aristo#24, Spike#42

Vote Les#8

With Les still to vote, he is leading the field with # 8 with 3 votes.
Paul 2, mprs 6 & 33 and faiton 14 are nipping at his heels with 2 votes each.

Ped @26

Looks like Les is the winner. Congrats!

Thanks to tyke, kt17, chris, and fj for the votes, and thanks to mattrom for hosting.

Weekend Peer Review to begin anon.

Sorry for the delay summing up, I took Rom out for an early walk as it's going to be a scorcher here today.
Thanks to everyone who contributed so many great clues this week. With all votes cast, the tally is;
1 vote each for jono 9, paulh 10, pedagogue 15, rossim 18, buddy 21&23.
Runners-up, with 2 votes, are paul 2, mprs 6&33, faiton 14, pedagogue 26.
This week's winner, with 3 votes, is les40 #8, with his excellent

Ongoing news reports dead following earthquake

Congratulations, les. Your prizes are something restful

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT_XjcdgT6g

and something useful...perhaps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5Q2D9MrmUo

Cheers
PS, BBM2, I hope you are on the way to recovery after your op.

Congrats, again, les, and thanks mattrom.

Sorry, not impressed by your first clip, and the second is topological impossible - trick photography!

Sigh......

Sorry mattrom!
However the thread cannot go through the eye unless either end passes through it, so it must be a trick.

congrats les, thanks for the votes jono & paulh and for the hosting mattrom.

Look more closely, Chris. The doubled-up thread goes through the eye, and then he pulls one end out, leaving the needle threaded.

Math joke: A topologist is someone who can't tell the difference between a donut and a cup of coffee.