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Ruthrobin | 22:07 Fri 12th Feb 2016 | Crosswords
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What a delightful compilation. Thank you dragon. We have really enjoyed this.
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Thanks, starwalker -- it was indeed my name coming out of the hat.
Another top-quality puzzle - many thanks, Dragon. I can't begin to imagine how tough that was to compile. We get the easy job, really ;-)
Unlike others, I seem to have found the PD clues quite straightforward. However, it's taken over a day of pondering to come up with what I presume is required in the two 2-cell entries. I think I was thrown by the 'digitally enhanced' bit, which I've been interpreting in a variety of what I now presume to be incorrect ways. I'm still not entirely convinced.
tnap, I'm with you on this -- two cells of my grid remain empty at the moment.

As to the Printer's Devilry: I was a big fan of these when they appeared as "Special" Azed puzzles when I solved Azeds in the 1990s; in fact, we had to write a PD clue as part of the clue-writing competition entry on one occasion -- it wasn't at all easy! So respect for Dragon here in producing some excellent PD clues.

Now back to those 2 cells .................

Phew - that needed a few different brain cells to be engaged - the elliptical mind of the Printer's Devil is quite a thing.

All done and a nice smile when the last couple of cells were filled in the central column (keep going emcee and tnap - it is possible).

Thanks Dragon - a very unusual challenge and very enjoyable.
Well that was grim. And, IMHO, the central column was just plain wrong: without one element, the two shorter elements are almost random; the longer element, while chucklingly familiar, was irrelevant. Sorry, Dragon.
It was a PD crossword that first enticed me into trying Listeners, a few years ago, so I was delighted to see this one. In contrast to several of you, I like clues without the “normal” wordplay/definition structure, and crosswords with weird grids. So I suppose I’m non-Ximinean? Well, I certainly attempt puzzles to be entertained; with Listeners I expect the unexpected, but not the unfair. With this puzzle there are one or two clues I would say were weaker, and quite a few I’d never have got without crossing letters, but I can’t see an unfair clue here.

Olichant - had a think about definitions in PD clues; don‘t think they are needed in this one, simply ‘cos I managed to finish before mid-week. Also, wouldn’t they make the writing of good surface meanings for before and after PD clues very unwieldy?

So roll on a nice mixture of &lits, spoonerisms, PDs, etc, all playfair encoded in base 13. Just so long as I can do some of it, and enjoy the bits I am able to do. Anyone remember the puzzle involving “knock knock” joke answers which were all Biblical names?

Thank you, Dragon. Enjoyed it.
Well, borealis, liking Printer's Devilry doesn't make you non-Ximinean: see
http://www.crossword.org.uk/xpdevilry.htm.
I think some comments are unfair to PD clues. Although I wouldn't like to see them as a regular feature, the best PD clues give some hints as to what might need to be inserted. Good puzzle.

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