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HawkCrossword

Listener 4659 - Me And My Puzzlers By Wan

A proper workout this week - tough clues throughout, even with clear definitions, but an impressive endgame - thanks Wan! I had a couple of false entries which hampered me for a while, and I still...
23:37 Fri 14th May 202116 answers, last by NickorWan 22:07 Fri 04th Jun 2021
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Flocker14

Listener 4517 - In Transit By Agricola

This was less fearsome than the preamble suggested it was going to be. All done and dusted apart from seeing how the switching of letter and symbol works - I'll leave that till tomorrow. An odd...
21:25 Fri 24th Aug 201814 answers, last by olichant 09:02 Wed 29th Aug 2018
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midgler

Listener 4516 - A Defter Premier By Arden

Not like me to be done on Friday, still less posting first (if indeed I have). I found this very straightforward, but rather tedious, with lots of the same operation, occasionally speeded up with a...
19:22 Fri 17th Aug 201825 answers, last by Oyler 11:45 Tue 21st Aug 2018
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starwalker

Listener 4515 - Way Out By Verbascum

Much easier than last week's offering, but with a nice mix of easy and trickier clues. It also showed that the Chambers CDROM has had its day in a way, as the boundary is not there, but it is in the...
18:06 Fri 10th Aug 20189 answers, last by upsetter 12:11 Sat 11th Aug 2018
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Hagen

Listener 4509 Disappearances By 'eck

I can't find another thread so here goes. What an absolutely brilliant endgame! How setters can achieve such complex constructions so elegantly, I will never know. The denouement went a long way...
12:54 Sat 30th Jun 201817 answers, last by emcee 17:14 Sun 08th Jul 2018
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Liathach

Listener 4507 Agreement By Samuel

On the easy side, perhaps
18:27 Fri 15th Jun 201822 answers, last by crosswhit99 17:47 Wed 27th Jun 2018
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Alekhine

Listener 4502: Never-Ending?

This is curious. All done, all seems OK ... and yet I am a letter out in the endgame. I'll assume that I have made a small error. Perversely, I hope that I have and that there isn't a problem here....
23:02 Fri 11th May 201828 answers, last by Liathach 06:05 Wed 16th May 2018
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starwalker

Listener 4500 : What Have We Come To By Kea

I shuddered when I saw the name of the setter and I was totally wrong. This puzzle is extremely approachable and I felt that the clues were very generous at times. A newcomer should not be afraid of...
18:44 Fri 27th Apr 201815 answers, last by sunny-dave 14:04 Fri 04th May 2018
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emcee

Listener Crossword 4499 Silent Movie By Elfman

I haven't been able to find another thread so here goes ... I thought this was quite a straightforward offering this week; the clues didn't take too long to solve. There will be some argument about...
19:31 Fri 20th Apr 201818 answers, last by sunny-dave 11:33 Fri 04th May 2018
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kdgs2

Listener 4495: An Exchange Of Letters By Harribobs

A clever treatment of, for me, an unfamiliar theme. It's scarcely possible to believe that the letter changes in the grid can exist and give the required text. I really liked several of the across...
22:45 Fri 23rd Mar 201817 answers, last by Hagen 13:43 Wed 28th Mar 2018
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olichant

Listener 4493 - Devilry By Nutmeg

All done (bar, if I'm honest, resolving one PD clue, albeit I am certain of the entry). I found the gridfill pretty tough going and, to my surprise, the PD clues seemed to fall more easily than the...
20:56 Fri 09th Mar 201820 answers, last by 12barblues 16:50 Sun 18th Mar 2018
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IainGrace

Listener 4493

About two thirds done. Don’t recall a PD puzzle for some time. Trite to say it, given that solving some clues always helps with solving the rest, but one does seem to get into some sort of rhythm...
21:12 Fri 09th Mar 201810 answers, last by pushmi-pullyu 22:55 Mon 12th Mar 2018
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lyrabelacqua

Listener 4492 Mad Tom's Traps

Took a while to pursue this, and I wasn't sure of it until the end, but I have now caught all the elusive quarries.
20:30 Fri 02nd Mar 201819 answers, last by olichant 06:20 Mon 05th Mar 2018
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s_pugh

Listener 4491 A Dreadful Puzzle By Dysart

Is there a prize for the most apt title ever?
12:40 Sat 24th Feb 201817 answers, last by HappyUncle 16:49 Mon 26th Feb 2018
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Hagen

Listener 4487 By Elgin

After several days in bed with very nasty flu I wasn't on best form to tackle one of the most challenging setters in the business, but lucky guesses and a series of PDMs made this an enjoyable journey...
13:26 Sat 27th Jan 201816 answers, last by Scree 19:47 Sat 03rd Feb 2018
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IainGrace

Listener 4486: In Self-Defence

An entertaining puzzle, using a mix of familiar cryptic techniques. We were perhaps fortunate in identifying the run of correct letters after solving about a dozen or so clues.
21:38 Fri 19th Jan 201823 answers, last by Hagen 14:02 Tue 23rd Jan 2018
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Hagen

Listener 4484 Quiet Guests By Schadenfreude

An absolutely first-rate puzzle to start the year. I felt smug having got the basis of the theme from the first "crowded cell" I came across along with the title, but then there was the small matter...
00:13 Sat 06th Jan 201823 answers, last by icynorth 01:39 Sat 13th Jan 2018
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Alekhine

Listener 4483: A Little Ray Of Sunshine

A pleasant, if lightweight, distraction. At least the weekend is clear for those of us who choose to sit in traffic. A Happy New Year to all....
18:30 Fri 29th Dec 201714 answers, last by olichant 14:58 Tue 02nd Jan 2018
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4479 Postprandial By Salamanca

Absolutely delightful. We enjoyed every moment of this and love the theme. Many thanks to Salamanca for lovely entertainment.
18:01 Fri 01st Dec 201723 answers, last by Scorpius 13:22 Tue 05th Dec 2017
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Flocker14

Listener No 4478 Chapstick By Tangram

This was pretty tough. I have three of the five characters, so i hope it's just a matter of time and that I can shortly get back to listening and not listener. Highly engrossing - many thanks to...
23:07 Fri 24th Nov 201717 answers, last by sunny-dave 22:01 Wed 29th Nov 2017

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