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Listener 4474 Rock Group By Llig

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Ruthrobin | 17:34 Fri 27th Oct 2017 | Crosswords
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What an enjoyable workout. Many thanks to Llig.
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Pleasant enough .. but that's about it.

Not overly impressed with the way in which one of the down entries was affected, but ... hey ho.
Fun in parts, but I have one or two queries at the moment, which are distracting. Hopefully they will soon be resolved.
Gentle - thanks Llig!
Pleasant stroll after last week! Comes together quite nicely.
I thought this was a lovely puzzle. It just shows that a good Listener does not need a complex theme or an elaborate endgame. And despite some lukewarm comments this was a good Listener from an established setter whose puzzles I've always enjoyed.

These are some of the qualities for which it deserves credit: the grid is perfectly Ximenean - no giveaways in entries with no unchecked letters; some of the clues are delightful, and quite deceptive in places; then there were several thematic PDM's en route.

Thanks, Llig.
At the risk of simply agreeing with everything Scorpius has said, I agree with everything Scorpius had said.
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Yes, indeed, Scorpius and Olichant. It was an elegant compilation with thematic unity and a series of PDMs. I've said before how I firmly believe that there is room for a wide range of difficulty levels in the Listener and for a solver who is disgruntled because she finishes too quickly, there is, for example, the Magpie, the EV or the IQ (take a look at that in the I today!)
I thought this was a very enjoyable puzzle. Even when I had discovered the theme, I still found myself wondering how to complete several of the down entries, until eventually - much later than it should have done - the penny really did drop at last. I still find myself musing over what the exact form of one down entry should be (and not because of the effect of thematic modification): to me, the wordplay in this case seems slightly ambiguous, but as no-one else seems to have had any problem, it's probably just me! Good fun, though - thanks, Llig.
Indeed very elegant and enjoyable. Rather less of a grind than last week but still no pushover. Thanks Llig.
Due to an alternative misprint, It took me a lot longer than I’d hoped nailing the theme. I think I’d have enjoyed it more if I hadn’t made that error, but it’s well crafted, thanks Llig.

Oh, is the definition of 11 quite correct?
Don’t answer that! It dawned on me shortly after posting
Icynorth, re 11, I think the penultimate word should not be capitalised. It would then have a meaning that accurately characterises the answer.
Good fun - a nice workout for a quiet evening.

Thanks Llig - rock on.

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