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Another close-run contest this time round – just 1 and 1/2 points between first and second place. It's a long time since long-standing competitor Luciano Ward climbed to the top of the pile – 2015 in fact! – so hearty congratulations to him for keeping at it! A neat subtractive anagram with a very precise definition.
 
The unlucky person just behind in second place was Phil Stephenson, who instead employed a deceptive definition – well done to Phil.
 
Third place went to Ramki Krishnan – first podium since a win in 2019 – with a surface that also disguised the definition.
 
John Hood followed up his third place last month with another podium – also hiding the definition with a convincing surface reading. Consistent cluing John.
 
Vinod has become a regular on the podium and takes 5th spot with another convincing surface reading.
 
Well done to all – now let's deal with the pandemic…

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Your challenge for FEBRUARY is a STANDARD CRYPTIC clue to DIMPLES (7) by the closing date of MIDNIGHT GMT TUESDAY 28th FEBRUARY.

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