It ended up a three-way tie, with C-firn, the correct definition, O-firn, and Q-firn each getting votes.
Alex and I were the perpetrators of the Q-firn and O-firn, respectively. Not certain what attracted the three votes for Alex's entry, but I hope that one or more of the votes for my throw-in were because people remembered that I had twice before used woodworking terms for the real word, based things I found in pursuing my hobby.
I hereby award an extra point to Faldage, since, as I told him in a PM, that was the definition I'd have fallen for had I been playing rather than being hogmaster. And I deduct from max's one point, based upon his statement to me in a PM at the time he voted:
My definition was something of an homage to this round's hogmaster, as it happens. The wind in question is very real, and is called the foehn, which, when said in Zild is phonetically indistinguishable from "firn."
I deduct the point not for alluding to what a bag of hot air I am, because that happens to be at least partially true, but for having made the error of thinking that foehn is phonetically indistinguishable from firn. For the correct pronunciation of firn, which is unpronounceable, I refer the committed reader to Steve Martin, who has come out of the Clouseau. I am certainly hopeful that Mr. Martin will do justice to the pronunciation mispronounced by the immortal Peter Sellers in the original movie back some 40-plus years ago.
The details follow:
A. the area used as the hearth in Pueblo cliff dwellings. submitted by Whitman O’Neill, garnered a vote from Bingley
B. The residue of underbrush and debris left after clear-felling of stands of pine trees submitted by Maverick, voted for by etaoin
C. Snow more than a year old on a glacier Correct definition, voted for by WhitmanO’Neill, tsuwm, Jackie,
D. a small. lightly-armed party sent out to scout or hunt for a larger armed force submitted by Elizabeth Creith
E. center seam of the underbelly of a boat which supports the long. stabilizing fin on sailing vessels submitted by musick
F. bright green growth that appears on conifers in the spring submitted by dxb, voted for by Father Steve
G The arch shaped poles that form the framework of an Iroquois longhouse roof submitted by owlbow, voted for by Musick
H. outer edges of a heath where wildflowers grow submitted by Annastrophic, voted for by themilum
I. A person's leg submitted by Marianna
J. quick electronic surveillance by US presidents to prevent suprise foreign attack.
Fast Investigations of Renegade Nations. (FIRN) submitted by themilum
K a gently rolling Scottish hillside. covered with low brushsubmitted by wofahulicodoc
L. A small sheath knife submitted by faldage, voted for by Alex Williams
M. A bog submitted by Jackie, voted for by Faldage
N. Scottish variant of the verb "to frown." submitted by Father Steve
O. Wooden peg for holding a tenon in a mortice submitted by TEd, voted for by wofahulicodoc, Marianna, and consuelo
P. Hot. dry. highly-ionised northwester. common in summer along the South Island's East Coast submitted by maxqnz, voted for by Maverick
Q. A drystone enclosure, roughly circular in shape, typically sited on a natural or artifical mound submitted by Alex Williams, voted for by Elizabeth Creith., sjmaxq, Logwood,
R. A scenic turnout counsuelo
