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A runaway winner this month. Congratulations to Pete Milne for his clue with such a plausible surface relating to a topic that I am sure many of us can relate to! Well done Pete.
 
Colin Thomas scores his second podium in a row and third of the year. Another very smooth surface reading – these first two are so smooth they hardly even read like crossword clues!
 
A welcome return to the top 5 for Don in third spot. Another lovely surface with some neat wordplay involving BA and MA. Well done Don.
 
Satyen continues his excellent year in 4th place – that's 4 top 5 finishes this year, keeping him in contention for the Annual Prize.
 
And in 5th place… well, for the first time ever I believe – a triple tie! David McKie, Jeff Robinson and Barry Solomons all clocking up the same number of points – so rather a crowded podium for this month!
 
Thanks to all, and onwards to October…

Voting Information

Voting is open until Midnight UK time on Tuesday 17th October.
 
*** DUPLICATE CLUE – There are two identical clues in this competition, 17 and 18. You can only vote for 17, but any points you award it are also awarded to 18. ***
 
Please award FIVE points maximum to the clue you judge best: FOUR points for second, THREE for third, TWO for fourth, down to ONE point for fifth; but otherwise you may distribute your votes as you see fit including ½ marks for split voting – as long as you award no more than 15 points IN TOTAL and no more than 5 points to any one clue…
 
…and of course you may NOT VOTE for your own clue!
 
COMMENTS:
 
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Entry Information

Your task for September is a STANDARD CRYPTIC clue to MAIDEN (6) by the closing date of MIDNIGHT BST SATURDAY 30th SEPTEMBER.
 
Remember that whilst you are composing (and pondering) your clue effort, the entry interface allows you to "Save but don't submit". But even if you "Submit this clue" you are still able to amend – or even retract – your entry right up until the end.
 
BUT DON'T FORGET TO CLICK THE "SUBMIT THIS CLUE" BUTTON BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE!