There's not much activity, so I'll wrap it up early, especially as I'd started the thread early on Monday.
I looked at this site for several years before deciding to dip my toe in and have a go and remember Mattrom saying how much she hated having to judge Clueless - I now know what she means. Selecting one amongst so many good submissions is difficult and, in the absence of strict criteria, it's all subjective of course.
Firstly, an apology - the clue Dire Straits was not intentionally capitalised and I hoped submissions would not be restricted to the rock band alone. I did clarify this to Paul later.
Thirteen contestants, 37 distinct clues and some interesting variants.
I particularly liked Chrise@2, Jono @3/33 - the reverse idea - don't think I've seen that before, Tyke @12 and @13, Paul @21, Geting@22 - magical Stradivarius (!) SimpleSimon @24, Buddy @27, Simple Simon @36 - liked fashionistas with the embedded anagrind, Geting @42,
Darla @47. Nice to see Bacchanal back @38 too and welcome also to Rekal.
So......in classic reverse order...
4th SimpleSimon @36
3rd Tyke @12 - would have been top but needed to be "passages"
2nd Buddy @27
1st Geting @42 with "Appalling sounds produced by a now-defunct group"
Prizes follow shortly.