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Quite straightforward this week, but no less enjoyable for that. One small error, I think, in that we need the second and last letters from one of the 'extra' words, rather than the second and fourth....
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Greetings N & Cers. I have a completed grid together with the hint to the thematic words from the surplus letters, but not those words themselves. Despite not having the thematic words, I have the...
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This week Loda has given us a splendid, jewel-like offering, in my view. It may be a cliche, but the theme is something which is truly "much loved": the very name raises a smile of...
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I have the five letters, and I believe that I have the resulting word: I don't have the perimeter, although the rest of the grid is filled. Deducing 18 missing letters out of 48 from a single word...
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Greetings to all N & Cers. Quite a gentle workout this week. It may sound a bit daunting, but is easier than it first appears - and is entertaining. My way in was to get 38d (a familiar word for...
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I know that this composer is a bete noire for some of us, but this particular offering is accessible: do have a go at it, it's very rewarding. There's some delightful cluing, amusing in parts - and...
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"His work was a dead secret (7)" I have A-K-A-D I don't usually get very far with the TLS, but this is my last unsolved clue. I'm aware of the Wilkie Collins novel, but either name would...
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Congratulations to anyone who has finished this. It's tough, much more difficult than anything the Listener series has had to offer this year. I have six entries to make, with 22ac being the most...
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Greetings to all EV N & Cers. Raich has given us a gentle workout this week (and is also the composer of yesterday's equally benign Listener). Just a couple of comments: firstly, I wish I had taken...
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This week's offering is one of the quarterly numerical puzzles, Base Jog by Brimstone. Good luck!
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Greetings to all. I was fortunate in having some free time this evening to enjoy this excellent offering from Elfman. Some excellent &lit clues here, I thought. When I recognised the verse, I had to...
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