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On the occasions I have had to judge cloeless, I have had no great trouble. Where I do struggle is trying to choose 6 entries for WPR. I'd be much happier with 3 single choices.

I’ve submitted a second clue perhaps once, but here goes (sorry):

Hedge fund is, for many, a fabulous loser (4)

hedge fund: H (common abbrev)
is, for many: ARE

Of course boxer pursued by hounds (4)

Swarbrules, you can have just three choices for WPR if you like. You can give each two points, or award points 3-2-1, as examples.

Many thanks to everyone who took part in this week’s challenge. With hare as our chosen word, contributions came bounding in from all directions - packed with inventive leaps, sharp turns of phrase and a lively spirit of play.

I thought Raffle's Herr/Wehrmacht combination very good and am pleased he tweaked it with a definition. Also enjoyed Swarbrule's 'great vowel shift', Aristo's 'is, for many', Paul's 'confusion and surprise', Amej's 'runner ahead', and much much more.
My runners-up in no particular order and for varying reasons are Ginge@28, Jono@61 and Geeker @45

With so many nimble entries, the field was always wide open and judging wasn’t easy. In the end however, the winner by a "hare’s breadth'' - for a thematically resonant surface and surgically precise wordplay - is Wil@19
Animal’s charred after being skinned and gutted (4)

Congratulations Wil!

Hare
https://youtu.be/AR4lpQWcT5g?si=p-bhrzObQNUtSkpc
Bunny
https://youtu.be/aOaozloQdCw?si=UhWFlNe2uLMyRbvE
Rabbit
https://youtu.be/FlsJ2TIO4xI?si=UbwCEov-j7uEamkv

Nice one Wil - well done! Cheers Geting ... PR up shortly!

Excellent Wil! Thanks Geting, and danke for the mention.

Congrats wil and thanks geting.

Slightly annoying that Americans can't tell the difference between rabbits and hares!

[That reminds me of the bald man who balanced leverets on his head, because, from a distance, they looked like rabbits....]

Thanks geting! Nice to win in a pool of such excellent clues. I enjoyed the prizes - Chas and Dave was often relentlessly played in the car when I was younger, for some reason, along with similar such songs.

Very nice spot wil, it read well, cheers geting.I found BB's development interesting.