Thanks to the small but prolific group who contributed this week, offering a wide range of clue types.
Nice homophones from jono 3&8 and jimmy 13.
Concise double definitions in chrise 2 and tyke 16&17.
Anagrams from chrise 4, buddy 5, paul 9, and part anagrams from paul 11&23.
Re: chrise #4 and “characters” as an anagram indicator – I note that Chambers does have a def. as
transitive verb (archaic)
1. To engrave, imprint or write
2. To represent, delineate or describe
Itriguing subbies from FJ 6&18, and buddy's composite anagram #7.
Good composite clues in paul 10& 12, jono 14&22, patrich 15, aristo 20, louweed 24.
Touches I liked were jono's 'pickpocket' and litfest, Louweed's 'Crazy Horse', Patrich's 'Barmy army'.
A special mention to tyke for achieving a reverse letter selection in #19.
My shortlist included chrise 4, paul 11, jono 14, patrich 15, aristo 20, paul 23.
I've chosen jono's 22 as this week's winner for his neat
Play second half with reserve to secure tie
Well done, jono, here are your prizes;
Fishing may not be your thing, but I was hard pressed to find 'haywire' related clips other than an action movie and heavy metal music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEKjXXtmjHM
and a mystery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH3LZCgoSsM
music inspired by aristo's clue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHK0GmUJw6Y
Cheers and welcome to louweed!