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Thanks to all for competing in this week’s Clueless. Far too many good clues for me to be able to mention them all here - see below for my shortened, but not so short, short list.

Raffles@3 has an excellent surface.
Amej@6’s anagram works very well for me.
Geting@10’s surface is also very nice and is well constructed.
Swarbrules@14 paints a vivid picture with a good variety to the clue.
Jono@17 - Ampleforth’s opening pair is great.
Jono/Paul@21/22 are both equally strong clues with equally concerning surfaces.
Tyke@26 is a nice definition, which I’ll admit did take me a second.
Paul@28 is very enjoyable.
Buddy@31 is incredibly neat and succinct.
FJ@32 is impressive and a good anagram find.
Aristo@35 fits a lot in for so few words, and increasingly feels like an &lit.
Jimmy@38 once again has a very clean surface.

Very tough to decide a winner, but after deliberation I’ve gone with Aristo@35, perhaps because it seems very apt for the topic at hand.

Late morning, in half state of breakdown (11)

Well done, and thanks again all for competing and for your kind messages!

Some prizes:

Examination Invigilation
https://youtu.be/hu7vttsSG9I?si=kzUr8vSijITUphmb&t=0h2m23s
Examination Contraband
https://youtu.be/nq39IoCGZWs?si=0Yi21GyeOHSikT_r
Examination Français
https://youtu.be/zV1zK8zRCPo?si=GYG_wn1Ixg1JzFXV
Examination Questions
https://youtu.be/qhevlnh84pE?si=zMrgRskNau1OfvVg

A worthy winner Aristo ‐ well done! Thanks for the challenge Wil.

Congrats Aristo and thanks Wil for the challenge and the comprehensive write up.
Good luck with the rest of your week, hope this was a pleasant distraction!

Congratulations Aristo and thanks for taking the time to host Wil. Great selection of clips. Echo what Jono says

Nice one Aristo! Cheers Wil and thanks for the forensic detailing. Glad you liked my offering. Again, best of luck this week. Judging by your contributions here I would be amazed if you didn't walk it.

Congrats Aristo. Thanks Wil - are you sure you don’t want to be a teacher 😉 - appreciate the summary! And the clips!

Again, all the very best with your exams.

PS - Also loved Buddy 31. Very neat.

Many thanks wil, and good luck. Congrats aristo.

I don't know how old the ex teacher was in the first clip, but at least 25 years ago we were specifically told not to walk up and down the aisles when invigilating!

btw wil, how did you post that clip so that it started in the right place, not at the beginning? Useful trick to know!

Chris - if you see the link of the first clip there’s an added &t=XXhXXmXXs at the end which you can put in your hours/mins/seconds.

Greg Davies (first clip) is now 57, and I believe invigilators nowadays are required to walk up and down. Nearly constantly.