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Ruthrobin

Listener 4180 Knight's Move by Merlin

I am thoroughly enjoying this beautifully clued crossword and have already found the theme and quotation. Great fun, thank you, Merlin. (Still some finishing touches to go - have to find and replace...
19:03 Fri 09th Mar 201242 answers, last by Philoctetes 11:26 Thu 22nd Mar 2012
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4178 Confused by Tea Leaves

Where is everybody? Posting somewhere else? What an intricate construction. I have been delighted by the subtlety of this and now have a full and functioning grid but I am wondering how it fulfilled...
23:26 Fri 24th Feb 201269 answers, last by Mysterons 21:30 Sat 10th Mar 2012
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Zabadak

Listener 4179: O Gather Twelve by Augeas

Back to the relatively easy ones then, though I think the final step's a bit of a swine if the subject's not all that familiar. One of those with a reasonably straightforward grid fill (with one...
19:10 Fri 02nd Mar 201271 answers, last by borealis 20:22 Sun 11th Mar 2012
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midazolam

Listener crossword 4177: Number Plates by Xanthippe

First numerical of 2012 and a fun puzzle. Looked daunting at first but it all fell into place with a fun ending Thanks Xanthippe...
21:41 Fri 17th Feb 201268 answers, last by geoff1955 08:33 Mon 27th Feb 2012
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starwalker

Listener 4176 : Small But Perfectly Formed by Quinapalus

My heart sank when I saw the length of the preamble, but simply followed the straightforward instructions and the grid came together nicely. Quotation and play identified, now it's just a case of...
18:20 Fri 10th Feb 201252 answers, last by Postigod 13:32 Fri 17th Feb 2012
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trux

Listener 4175 : The Winning Line by Ozzie

Zany clues, almost laugh-a-minute stuff and a remarkable (and surprising) dénouement. Brought much needed mental warmth to the icy surroundings here. Terrific stuff, great fun and the best of...
21:09 Fri 03rd Feb 201271 answers, last by IainGrace 10:48 Sat 11th Feb 2012
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Zabadak

Listener 4174: The Dentures of Sherlock Holmes by Salamanca

Unless I've gone seriously wrong, this easier than it first appears, though I'm still not sure of 15d. The definition seems to be a bit stretched and it's a bit of an exception to one of the rules....
18:41 Fri 27th Jan 201254 answers, last by trux 21:03 Fri 03rd Feb 2012
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starwalker

Listener 4173 Bias by Zag

Well, that was an interesting workout and an area about which I previously knew absolutely nothing. Thanks for that Zag.
19:34 Fri 20th Jan 201257 answers, last by Stavrolex 00:13 Tue 24th Jan 2012
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TheBear69

Listener 4172: Fruitless Effort by Hypnos

I found this to be a somewhat difficult puzzle with very competent clueing, clever concealment of many of the misprints and a nice theme. Thanks, Hypnos.
20:26 Fri 13th Jan 201246 answers, last by piano_maths 21:58 Sun 22nd Jan 2012
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Zabadak

Listener Crossword 4171, Fruitful Recipe by Dipper

A nice easy start to the New Year, encouraging me to start entering again. If there are people reading this who haven't tried the Listener yet, here's a good place to start - fair clues that take a...
18:00 Fri 06th Jan 201259 answers, last by SethMould 00:21 Sun 29th Jan 2012
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midazolam

Listener 4167: Lawbreaker by Stick Insect

I have been staring at a complete grid for half an hour now and I must be missing the obvious. This was an extremely easy grid fill. I was expecting a tougher challenge with double clues and clashes....
18:41 Fri 09th Dec 201158 answers, last by ichkeria 10:40 Tue 20th Dec 2011
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dr b

Listener 4165, Variation on a Theme by Nibor

Not much here to cause any grief this week, I think. Not too high on the difficulty scale, but enjoyable anyway. Now I have no excuses for the afternoon and will be forced to finally clean out my...
18:27 Fri 25th Nov 201194 answers, last by ichkeria 10:21 Wed 07th Dec 2011
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dr b

Listener 4146 What it Says by Waterloo

A pretty straightforward solve this week, as 6 or 8 cold solves revealed the likely method of entry. But, a well constructed puzzle, and a nice break after last week's brainbuster. Thank you Waterloo,...
19:14 Fri 15th Jul 201152 answers, last by borealis 11:49 Sun 24th Jul 2011
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Zabadak

Listener Crossword 4142: Noye by Samuel

Is 12 across blessed with the correct clue? I've seen the same clue (31 across in this case) leading to a different answer on occasions, but I can only work out one single word answer which doesn't...
17:47 Fri 17th Jun 201180 answers, last by IainGrace 22:29 Mon 27th Jun 2011
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AHearer

Listener 4139: An Unsettled Spell by Nutmeg

I spent a long time staring at a grid with the source filled in and a knowledge of the letters that had slipped before I started cracking the clues. Having basically solved it in the reverse order I...
22:06 Fri 27th May 2011111 answers, last by Philoctetes 19:37 Thu 09th Jun 2011
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midazolam

Listener 4138: The X-factor by IOA

I looked down the list of letters thinking: no clue lengths, no clue numbers, no idea which is across or even, 26 numbers to choose from. Aargh! Luckily, once it gets going, things speed up and to a...
20:12 Fri 20th May 201187 answers, last by Eril 20:45 Mon 13th Jun 2011
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starwalker

Listener 4136 - Cross-reference by Nudd

Rapidly closing in on this having now got over two thirds of the grid filled, but not yet the thematic creation. I particularly liked 23D, but perhaps that's just me. A fun debut (I think). Many...
18:38 Fri 06th May 201187 answers, last by ichkeria 19:30 Sat 17th Sep 2011
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dr b

Listener 4125 Elementary Number Theory by Oyler

Elementary, indeed. An easily guessed theme as far as resolving the ambiguities is concerned, leading to a very quick grid fill. The most interesting thing about it was checking the statements against...
22:32 Fri 18th Feb 201176 answers, last by S-matrix 01:45 Fri 04th Mar 2011
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Zabadak

Listener Crossword 4117 Great Expectations by Samuel

Not finished yet, but I've got grid B, so I know two things already. There's an awful lot of pretty close to cold solving in Grid A, and I've got to get a bigger print out to have any kind of chance...
00:25 Sat 18th Dec 201086 answers, last by Clamzy 14:58 Thu 30th Dec 2010
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starwalker

Listener Crossword 4116 - A(nother) Game of 1 by Glow-worm

Although I am nowhere near finished, the grid-fill seems fairly straightforward. Despite the very long preamble, I am not expecting any major problems, so please can we try to keep any hints to an...
18:32 Fri 10th Dec 2010106 answers, last by Mysterons 08:45 Wed 22nd Dec 2010

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