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Listener Crossword No. 4552 Mortality By 'eck

Can't find another thread so ... This is 'Puzzle of the Year' for me thus far; but at a price as it has been a very tough solve. The five different types of clue made for difficult solving as one had...
20:51 Sat 27th Apr 20195 answers, last by sunny-dave 10:01 Mon 29th Apr 2019
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Listener Crossword No.4547 Titles By Schadenfreude

Another neat puzzle by the master. Not as difficult as some of his previous offerings but still enjoyable. RIP Schadenfreude....
20:55 Fri 22nd Mar 20197 answers, last by Philoctetes 20:12 Wed 27th Mar 2019
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Listener Crossword No. 4542 Have Fun, It's Wordy By Kea

Apologies if another thread has begun; nothing is showing up that it has. On reading the preamble I thought this looked tricky (if not downright impossible). However, the start of the puzzle was very...
21:43 Fri 15th Feb 20199 answers, last by sunny-dave 12:20 Wed 20th Feb 2019
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Listener Crossword No. 4535 One Good Turn By Paddock

I've tried searching but there doesn't seem to be a thread in existence. So ... This was another great crossword which has rounded off a superb year for the Listener puzzle. I thought the clues were...
22:56 Fri 28th Dec 201810 answers, last by IainGrace 19:47 Tue 01st Jan 2019
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Listener Crossword No 4532 How? By Twin

Another tough puzzle but not as bad as last week's by a long chalk. Once the entry method had been deduced it was much easier to make progress; initially I spent much time staring at the clues without...
22:00 Fri 07th Dec 201811 answers, last by icynorth 19:27 Mon 17th Dec 2018
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Listener Crossword 4513 Lost In Translation By Ottorino

A gentler one this week after last week's humdinger. I enjoyed this; the penny drop and endgame was quite satisfying so thanks to Ottorino. Thanks also for educating me with something I never knew...
19:04 Fri 27th Jul 201825 answers, last by vetuste_ennemi 00:43 Mon 30th Jul 2018
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Listener Crossword 4503 Property Management

I've only just started to look at this. It immediately occurs to me that those fourth powers are also square numbers so surely they will satisfy both properties. But this isn't allowed according to...
23:07 Fri 18th May 201818 answers, last by icynorth 22:12 Thu 24th May 2018
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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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Listener 4477 Word Squares By Elap

Hmm... I have the values of all but five variables but now find one of them has to be 100. Does anyone know if there are any misprints as all the other values 'hang together'. Nothing on The Listener...
21:45 Fri 17th Nov 201728 answers, last by Mysterons 11:14 Wed 22nd Nov 2017
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Listener 4316: Delightful Punishment By Mynot

I've searched using several keywords but can't find another thread so ... This was a rewarding puzzle: once the penny drops you think, "yes, of course; why didn't I spot that earlier?" Many thanks...
20:17 Fri 17th Oct 201430 answers, last by IainGrace 19:42 Wed 22nd Oct 2014
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Listener 4310: Net Book Agreement By Charybdis

Oh dear ... another puzzle with straightforward clues. The endgame was more interesting, however. We must have a stinker coming up....
18:05 Fri 05th Sep 201449 answers, last by sunny-dave 16:25 Mon 15th Sep 2014
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Listener 4295: Codebreaker By Zag

Definitely a tough one to get into. I was going along nicely, solved a few clues and got what I thought was the correct code only to find I've made a slip somewhere. I think the logic is pretty much...
21:50 Fri 23rd May 201446 answers, last by moffat 22:08 Sun 01st Jun 2014
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Listener 4291: Maxon By Schadenfreude

Luckily I spotted what had to be done fairly quickly -- a device regular solvers will have met before. This assisted in solving some tough clues. Slightly underwhelming, feeling a little...
18:39 Fri 25th Apr 201434 answers, last by borealis 16:08 Tue 29th Apr 2014
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Listener 4286 No Robbery! By Radix

Searching this site hasn't found any other threads for this puzzle, so here goes! I thought this was the toughest puzzle for some time. It took me several hours last night before the penny finally...
11:14 Sat 22nd Mar 201471 answers, last by IainGrace 12:51 Sat 29th Mar 2014
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Listener 4270: Alma Mater By Oyler

Can't find another thread anywhere so here goes... I found this quite tough; headway into finding the first value was slow but the rest of the values came out reasonably easily after that. I'm afraid...
20:59 Fri 29th Nov 20132 answers, last by emcee 21:02 Fri 29th Nov 2013
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Listener 4259: Redraw By Nod

A quickly filled grid but the endgame is proving elusive. Let the head-scratching begin...
19:13 Fri 13th Sep 201336 answers, last by sunny-dave 17:42 Sun 29th Sep 2013
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Listener 4233: Elementary By Wan

Good grief, I can't believe I'm starting this thread off! I thought this was an excellent puzzle by Wan. Very clever how the clues read on the surface and still produce real words after the...
21:49 Fri 15th Mar 201352 answers, last by NickorWan 03:44 Tue 02nd Apr 2013
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Listener 4061: 50-50 by Phi

Good grief, where is everyone? This week's offering is by Phi, and, my word, I'm having a fair old struggle with it! Has anyone finished it yet? Good luck everybody! emcee...
21:34 Sat 21st Nov 200960 answers, last by fancydan 09:30 Mon 30th Nov 2009
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Listener 4033: Beat It! by Lavatch

Evening all. I hope you don't mind me setting the ball rolling this week. This week's puzzle is by Lavatch and has another hefty preamble. Good luck everyone...
20:05 Fri 08th May 200958 answers, last by Ruthrobin 19:43 Wed 13th May 2009

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