[irontwig]

#3 with limit

D' R' D R2 B R' B' D' R' D F D2 F' D2 F L B L' F' L B2 L2 D L D2 U B U2 R' L2 (30)

On the inverse:
L2 R U2 B' U' [2x2x2+pair]
D2 L' D' L2 B L' D2 F D2 F' [F2L-1]
D' R D B R B' R2 D' R D [Leaving three corners]

D' R' D R2 B R' B' D' R' D F D2 F' D2 L.B' L2 D L D2 U B U2 R' L2

.=L' F L B L' F' L B'

I guess I average sub-30, but with these kind of results it sure doesn't feel like it. For a second I though that could cancel five moves after the third move, but then realized that the cycle was in the wrong direction.

Mean 31/27/30=29.33