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Listener 4812 Six Seconds By Kruger

A carte blanche requiring a high percentage of cold solving, as there were many unclued entries. Clues were very good, as always from this setter, and the puzzle came together with the theme, but... ...

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Listener 4811 Southern Course By Seps

A crossword of extremes for me. I love the theme and the very clever way it's been set. I don't love the thematic clues at all, though. I really appreciate the skill in setting them, and some are... ...

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Listener 4807 Rejection By Aedites

A tricky gridfill. Clues were fair and had a nice mix of difficulty, but the last couple of rejections took me a while to spot. Thanks, Aedites!

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Listener 4803 Versed Couplets By Arden

Numerical week, and this was pretty much on a par with the last few in terms of difficulty. It took a while before I could get started, but après cela, le déluge. Thanks, Arden!

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Listener 4800 - Ready Now By 'Eck

Tough in the extreme, but very rewarding if that's how you like your puzzles. The combination of altered clues, altered entries, carte blanche grid and truly evil clues throughout made this the... ...

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Listener 4789 Die Hard By Charybdis

A tough puzzle with frugal clues, treated throughout, but it all came together in a great ending. I loved it - many thanks, Charybdis.

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Listener 4788 Infeasible By Quinapalus

A very enjoyable puzzle to crack - many thanks, Quinapalus. So many original features in this one. The double/partial wordplay was an interesting idea. The only criticism I have is the huge scope... ...

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Listener 4781 Joint Submission By Mozart

A fun puzzle, which appeared daunting, but got rapidly easier once answers could be entered into the grid. The endgame was neat, and very little grid staring was required. Many thanks, Mozart! I... ...

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Listener 4780 Best Available By Kea

Incredible! Easily my favourite Kea puzzle, and the best Listener so far this year. Just so rich in the theme and all the diverse gimmicks throughout. Thanks Kea!

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Listener 4779 Keen By Ifor

A somewhat fiddly puzzle, involving altered clues, altered entries and a grid search, but it all works out unambiguously in the end. Many thanks, Ifor!

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Listener 4766 - Weaver By Sabre

Another cracker from the master of the genre. So much to enjoy - obscure answers, quality clues, and a tough jigsaw (of sorts) to finish. Thanks, Sabre!...

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Listener 4743 Season's Greetings By Lionheart

And Season's Greetings to you too, Lionheart. A bit of a monster, this one, with quirkiness all the way through it from soup to nuts. Not one for the purists, I'd guess, but I thoroughly enjoyed the...

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Listener 4742 Short Seats By Yorick

A top quality multi-layered puzzle, requiring a fair amount of lateral thinking to complete, but which thankfully ends unambiguously. Many thanks, Yorick - that was one of the best of the year.

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Listener 4738 Even Odder By Ploy

Thanks, Ploy. I liked the way the message was derived from the grid, but I felt the theme wasn’t really reflected in what turned out to be a fairly standard puzzle of its type - quite a slog, too,...

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Listener 4731 Whatsername By Ifor

Am I the first to post for this one? A superb puzzle - thanks, Ifor! Challenging throughout, but well-paced, and with a nice moment when it all started to make sense. I'm happy with my final Answer,...

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Listener 4715 Singles Only By Twin

Well, I got there. Ten out of ten for the puzzling skill involved in this, Twin. Truly astonishing. But I was left a little deflated with the final step, which could so easily have been at a level to...

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Listener 4693 Location Location Location By Agricola

That was a strange journey - Thanks Agricola! I'd be frankly amazed if anyone finds the first two locations before the third, but let's see. I found them in order 3, 2, 1, connection. Some devious...

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Listener 4686 Dice Nets By Arden

Either a) I haven't found the right thread, b) folks have found this one difficult, or c) nobody bothers reviewing numericals any more. I had a brief conversation on Twitter with a numericals-hater...

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Listener 4682 Round Table Man By Banjaluka

I remember when just about every other Listener Crossword used to be like this. Tough clues, tough theme and tough endgame. I thoroughly enjoyed it, thanks Banjaluka!...

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Listener 4676 Back To The Future By Chalicea

Thank you Chalicea - a very pleasant solve, with plenty of entertaining clues and an unambiguous ending.

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Listener 4812 Six Seconds By Kruger

Listener 4811 Southern Course By Seps

Listener 4807 Rejection By Aedites

Listener 4803 Versed Couplets By Arden

Listener 4800 - Ready Now By 'Eck

Listener 4789 Die Hard By Charybdis

Listener 4788 Infeasible By Quinapalus

Listener 4781 Joint Submission By Mozart

Listener 4780 Best Available By Kea

Listener 4779 Keen By Ifor

Listener 4766 - Weaver By Sabre

Listener 4743 Season's Greetings By Lionheart

Listener 4742 Short Seats By Yorick

Listener 4738 Even Odder By Ploy

Listener 4731 Whatsername By Ifor

Listener 4715 Singles Only By Twin

Listener 4693 Location Location Location By Agricola

Listener 4686 Dice Nets By Arden

Listener 4682 Round Table Man By Banjaluka

Listener 4676 Back To The Future By Chalicea

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