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swarbrules

9th July 2025, 15:28
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.
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aristophanes

9th July 2025, 16:12
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
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tyke51

9th July 2025, 16:23
Of course boxer pursued by hounds (4)
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darla

9th July 2025, 18:29
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.
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geting

9th July 2025, 19:00
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
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tyke51

9th July 2025, 19:07
Nice one Wil - well done! Cheers Geting ... PR up shortly!
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rafflesthegt

9th July 2025, 19:19
Excellent Wil! Thanks Geting, and danke for the mention.
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chrise

9th July 2025, 19:23
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....]
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wil

9th July 2025, 19:26
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.
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ginge

9th July 2025, 20:44
Very nice spot wil, it read well, cheers geting.I found BB's development interesting.
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