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Ruthrobin

Listener 4223 Two Names By Verbascum

A Happy New Year to all. What a pleasant and gentle start to the year! The theme appeared early and we have thoroughly enjoyed this. We haven't quite finished but progress is regular and speedy.
18:34 Fri 04th Jan 201380 answers, last by olichant 20:09 Sun 13th Jan 2013
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Texasetes

Listener 4222 - 27 By Mango

A very entertaining puzzle which I couldn't put down: a nicely cryptic preamble, some tricky (but fair) clues, an excellent grid and an endgame which had me beaming. The general theme became apparent...
05:38 Sat 29th Dec 201267 answers, last by NickorWan 10:19 Sun 20th Jan 2013
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TheBear69

Listener 4221 - In Season By Lavatch

What a masterful construction by Lavatch...This could be the puzzle of the year. I found the clues to be highly challenging; figuring out the quotation and author certainly helped with the final third...
10:05 Sat 22nd Dec 201249 answers, last by Cruciverbalist 22:03 Mon 07th Jan 2013
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4220 Falsehoods By Aedites

Of course, I should have put the title too! Great fun this!
17:47 Fri 14th Dec 201256 answers, last by jim360 11:42 Sat 22nd Dec 2012
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starwalker

Listener 4219 - What's My Line By Mr E

As is frequently the case with Mr E, I find myself with a full grid, I think that I have my "dodgy" letters and I need a break. The sherry decanter is beckoning and at the moment, the rest of the...
19:59 Fri 07th Dec 201239 answers, last by Alekhine 17:00 Fri 14th Dec 2012
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TheBear69

Listener 4212: Resolution by Raich

I found this relatively easy with steady progress right through to the end. Nevertheless I think it's an excellent Listener, completely sound throughout. Thanks, Raich.
18:29 Fri 19th Oct 201241 answers, last by Whenland 19:46 Mon 29th Oct 2012
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Ruthrobin

Listener No 4211 One Shot at a Time, by Artix

What a cracker Artix! The Friday club is very quiet and that is no surprise as this was a massive challenge but what a masterly compilation. Brilliant, thanks (and sorry, AB friends - I hope I have...
22:28 Fri 12th Oct 201270 answers, last by sunny-dave 19:35 Wed 24th Oct 2012
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4208 Good to Go by Flying Tortoise

This was tremendous fun from start to finish - from that hilarious title with all it suggests, right to the pdm and lovely endgame. Sheer magic, Flying Tortoise!
17:32 Fri 21st Sep 201249 answers, last by soliloquy 17:51 Tue 09th Oct 2012
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TheBear69

Listener 4207 - Loco by Ferret

I found this to be a nice challenge with a very satisfying final step. I found the clues to be tough but fair (except I felt 19:33d was subpar). Well done, Ferret.
00:31 Sat 15th Sep 201249 answers, last by Texasetes 18:42 Sun 14th Oct 2012
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Cruncher

Listener 4206 - A1 by Ifor

Prize for the most abstruse preamble this year?
16:33 Fri 07th Sep 201266 answers, last by Philoctetes 14:47 Thu 13th Sep 2012
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Philoctetes

Listener 4203

Well no one seems to have noticed it was going to be a numerical. And i see that someone by the name of "Zabadak" has already commented on the Crossword Club site in a somewhat Z-Cup winning...
16:33 Fri 17th Aug 201277 answers, last by borealis 21:41 Tue 28th Aug 2012
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upsetter

Listener 4201, Translation by Sabre

Have grasped the theme but the clues seem to be extremely opaque this week (apart from the easy ones) - is anyone faring better?
12:24 Sat 04th Aug 2012101 answers, last by tnap 07:32 Sun 26th Aug 2012
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Zabadak

Listener 4198, 24 Across by Pilcrow

Pretty straightforward even in my current befuddled state: the double clues resolve easily enough. I query "our" and "hero" in the rubric, and whether the lower case writing thing...
18:28 Fri 13th Jul 201271 answers, last by turast 01:28 Fri 20th Jul 2012
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midazolam

Listener 4196 Here and There by Hedge-Sparrow

Sorry for all those that replied to the last thread, but here is another The crux of this one is not to get flustered with all those letters as I did, but it does work out in the end...
12:34 Sat 30th Jun 201263 answers, last by logophile 13:17 Fri 27th Jul 2012
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contendo

Saturday Times The Listener 4195 Sum by Hotspur Saturday June 23rd 2012

Well that wasn't too bad. Now for the bottom half.
09:05 Sat 23rd Jun 201275 answers, last by IainGrace 20:44 Wed 04th Jul 2012
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starwalker

Listener Crossword 4192 Symbolic by Jago

No problems at all with this. Definitely one to attract newcomers. Thanks Jago
17:04 Fri 01st Jun 201262 answers, last by IainGrace 09:28 Sat 09th Jun 2012
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trux

Listener 4191: Full Instructions Included by Nudd

Great fun. Not overly complex clues, so grid (sort of) filled quite quickly. PDM for endgame likewise followed apace, and then needed some careful thought to justify all ten modifications, producing...
18:18 Fri 25th May 201245 answers, last by olichant 11:28 Thu 31st May 2012
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Zabadak

Listener 4189, 8 by 13

Best of luck with this one, everybody. I nearly quit with it being a carte blanche (sort of - at least we have word lengths) with indeterminate numbers of letters to be removed from clues, clashing...
05:06 Sat 12th May 201290 answers, last by Postigod 14:44 Tue 22nd May 2012
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Coalminers

Listener 4188 Painless by Rasputin

I can't believe I'm the the first to post this week, so will someone tell me where I can find the real thread. Anyway, very enjoyable, and a subject that I have always enjoyed. Thanks Rasputin.
22:25 Fri 04th May 201258 answers, last by Postigod 10:50 Tue 15th May 2012
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midazolam

Listener 4187: Prize and Prize-winner by Dysart

The lack of numbers in the grid didnt hold this puzzle up for long and now having obtained a full grid, the author, birthplace, the removed five letter collection and one of the three novels...
17:50 Fri 27th Apr 201270 answers, last by IainGrace 17:13 Sun 06th May 2012

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