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Don't think you mean 15d
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I enjoyed this from the moment that I saw the title. Each PDM brought a smile. So, I'm sorry that I thought it was fun, when I'm sure that others will hate it. C'est la vie and thanks to Salamanca.
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I thought there would be a string of posts commenting on how easy this is. Believe me, if I can finish it by now it really is easy. I was wondering whether (also how) to start a string when Z's post arrived. Not sure about Z's doubts, as I don't have a 15d.
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Yes, like Aldanna, I was waiting for someone to post, but it isn't the easiness of this one that I would comment on so much as the sheer delight of it - from the gentle laugh at the title to the lovely pdm. Great setting, thank you Salamanca!
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Whilst I think you are being generous with your praise (especially for one who uses a definition like the one in 6d), I have to confess that I also have been smiling while solving this. The title helps to raise the first titter. The first line of the preamble encourages mirth. The thematic stuff needs a bit of working out (though they would surely have been better had they more closely obeyed the example of the title). Overall, though, I am not convinced it's really up to Listener standard.
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Easy, certainly. Not exactly packed with thematic material, though I guess there isn't that much thematic material to work with. So, 1 of 5 for difficulty, 2 of 5 for enjoyment. Sorry.
I suspect Z means 19d.
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Dr b is spot on. 15d is impossible to solve!
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Certainly 15d was one of the harder ones (what with all those missing letters), lol
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Like it, like it. The whole thing raised a smile. The definition in 6d raised an eyebrow. The solving of another easy Listener raised my fears that a super toughie is on its way very soon.
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Easy enough - clears the weekend for belated Burns Night revelry :+)
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A definite chuckle for the title (and how many players of the role can we imagine with a glass full of dentures on their bedside table? -- certainly not Benedict Cumberbatch), and after that fairly plain sailing. I'm sure there must be some reason why the statement is described as running 'from 1 to 9' rather than the usual 'clockwise from 1', but it escapes me.
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Not much of a challenge. I'm becoming a bit of a wet blanket, I think.
I felt that some of the clues were 'loose' ... 30d is a good example, and 22a, but doubtless someone will put me right.
Fun enough though and a free weekend to fix that broken fence.
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Egg on face. I see 22a clearly now.
*blush, blush*
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Very enjoyable, thanks Salamanca. Friday night for me for once!
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Yes an entertaining challenge with a bit of thought needed to finish off the last few clues. Many thanks.
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I thought 30d was ok Alekhine.. managed to start this tonight and then finished it - whilst fun - when a 'rear gunner' like me finishes in a couple of hours it must rate as one of the easiest ones.
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I agree with all of the above, quite fun but not too challenging and all completed a bit too quickly...
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Yes another easy one, completed in a fraction over the hour. Sure we are in for a stinker soon. A couple of enjoyable twists, and getting the quotation certainly speeds up resolution of the final few clues.
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It's always disconcerting when there's a unanimous chorus here about how easy a crossword is when one has been stuck for hours. Yes, most of it was easy and the "quotation" fell into place nicely, but I can find nothing to fit 19 or 27d in TEA or Quinapulus. I can only assume they've been thematically modified but I can't for the life of me see how.
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Short solving time + straightforward clues = A brute in the near future.
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