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Ok having now waded through all the various attempts at matching up this contest, I've come to a couple of conclusions and made a few exec decisions which I hope everyone will go along with.
Firstly - NB to whoever is doing this next Christmas [probably still me, but I might have been sacked by then] - partaking in this particular game is purely for the fun and games involved [ha ha] and the points won't feature on the Leader Board.
Secondly - I have been very liberal with the interpretations ie when an entry says "following yonder star" I have paid it, so if you're on the right track with your answer, you get points
grannydi was first in with Silent Stars go By, then tearinghair picked up bonus points for Yonder Star and And crisp and even, plus 1 for Silent Stars for a total of 5 points and a very well done, while Magyar came pretty close to Reconciled and also scored a point for each other match [amazing !!!] for another score of 5 points
roslyn251254 & Mrs E did very well in scoring 3 points and ShazzaHewit & deecee131 managed 2 points while another seven entrants each scored a point.
Right, I shall go and sort out the Leader Board [ and let my daughter have her computer back for a while ] and will return at some later stage
and seekeerz [in disguise] staggers off towards the fridge and a restorative glass or several of sauv. blanc wondering how she ever got mixed up in all this..............