I'm going to have to wrap it up without Swarbrules. Luckily we have a winner in such an assailable position that the only differences may have been to second and third positions.
As things stand in third place we have Spike 24 on 5 votes, In second place we have Wil 11 on 5 votes
This weeks winner on a stratospheric 15 votes is Jon with his suoerb post 20;
Art museum hosting third show for Francis Bacon? (4) /[b
our first two prizes are tangentially inspired by your clue;
Many thanks all for the votes, much appreciated, and thanks to Paul for a beefy challenge, done very well and enjoyed with chips… clips!
To be honest I was a little dubious about using “third show” for “third letter”, but as so often happens I was seduced by the surface, and the fact that you all accepted it suggests that it’s ok.