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A fairly close competition this month with two clues battling it out for top spot. The eventual winner was Rod Beards which, after a numbers of years taking part, is Rod's first victory – so congratulations Rod! A lovely clue with a misleading definition and some very neat wordplay – well done sir!
 
Second spot goes to Satyen, his first podium of the year, with a similar idea to our winner, perhaps the definition not appealing quite as much, but well done Satyen.
 
Seerat scored a second podium in a row (and third this year). I liked the way the definition linked seamlessly with the wordplay which had some nice elements to it.
 
John Appleton also notched a third podium of this year with his neat and efficient effort.
 
Final podium spot went to Vinod Raman (second of this year) who used the WOO=COURT device, like our top two, but a slightly drier definition pushed him down the rankings.
 
Thanks and well done to all for dealing with what was a trickier word this month – difficult to define entertainingly and some awkward letters in there – good luck for July!

Voting Information

Voting is open until Midnight UK time on Sunday 17th July.
 
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Entry Information

Your challenge for June is a STANDARD CRYPTIC clue to WOODWARD (8) by the closing date of MIDNIGHT BST WEDNESDAY 29th JUNE.

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