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Listener 4812 Six Seconds By Kruger

A carte blanche requiring a high percentage of cold solving, as there were many unclued entries. Clues were very good, as always from this setter, and the puzzle came together with the theme, but... ...

HawkCrossword

Listener 4811 Southern Course By Seps

A crossword of extremes for me. I love the theme and the very clever way it's been set. I don't love the thematic clues at all, though. I really appreciate the skill in setting them, and some are... ...

upsetter

Listener 4809 Some Conceit By Vainglorious

An excellent composition with a wholesome topic. The denouement was initially perplexing but we got there in the end.

Thanks, Vainglorious.

HawkCrossword

Listener 4807 Rejection By Aedites

A tricky gridfill. Clues were fair and had a nice mix of difficulty, but the last couple of rejections took me a while to spot. Thanks, Aedites!

upsetter

Listener 4805 Claque By Leo

Perfectly good clues and gimmick but the inspiration for this (as described in Wiki) was so utterly depressing that we abandoned the grid stare in limine.

emcee

Listener 4804 Bucking Convention By Flowerman

I thought the clues were set at the ideal level of difficulty -- difficult but not so fiendish as to lose the all-important enjoyment factor. The endgame is curious; no problem with the final bits... ...

HawkCrossword

Listener 4803 Versed Couplets By Arden

Numerical week, and this was pretty much on a par with the last few in terms of difficulty. It took a while before I could get started, but après cela, le déluge. Thanks, Arden!

emcee

Listener 4802 Reset By Awinger

Another brilliant puzzle. Super neat in construction and a lovely endgame. Fortunately the clues were not too difficult -- just as well as, had the corrections been more fiendishly disguised, it... ...

HawkCrossword

Listener 4800 - Ready Now By 'Eck

Tough in the extreme, but very rewarding if that's how you like your puzzles. The combination of altered clues, altered entries, carte blanche grid and truly evil clues throughout made this the... ...

upsetter

Listener 4798 Elevation By Franc

Great fun - a good clean Listener. Thanks, Franc.

upsetter

Listener 4797 Zip Code By Karla

A gentle start to the New Year - well composed with a worthy theme let down by some dull cluing.

Thanks, Karla.

perseverer

Listener Crossword 4796 Delay Repay

Another setter new to the Listener? We always like to see new gimmicks being used in the clues and we got that here alright, but perhaps like the plot of the film, I found it all very complicated.... ...

upsetter

Listener 4795 Greeting Cards By Lionheart

It’s a good thing the clues were fairly easy otherwise we wouldn’t have been able to understand the preamble.

Thanks, Lionheart.

upsetter

Listener 4794 Spirited By Eclogue

Estupendo!

HawkCrossword

Listener 4789 Die Hard By Charybdis

A tough puzzle with frugal clues, treated throughout, but it all came together in a great ending. I loved it - many thanks, Charybdis.

HawkCrossword

Listener 4788 Infeasible By Quinapalus

A very enjoyable puzzle to crack - many thanks, Quinapalus. So many original features in this one. The double/partial wordplay was an interesting idea. The only criticism I have is the huge scope... ...

perseverer

Listener Crossword 4787 A Fitting End

Not the first outing for this theme in the Listener, but not for some time. Plenty of thematic material, some cleverly worked clues, not all the misprints jumping out. A good challenge. Thanks, JFD

Cruncher

The Listener Crossword 4785 - Sampler By Skylark

Can't see another thread on this one so I'll pitch in. Thought it was a striaghtforward gridfill but had to massage the maths a little for the highlighting. Thanks Skylark

upsetter

Listener 4784 Contemporary Still By Filbert

A brilliant and beautiful composition with many elegant clues, particularly the ones with wordplay only.
Also containing a massive amount of thematic material.

Thanks, Filbert.

upsetter

Listener 4783 Coming Around By Samson

Rather gentle clues but lots of fun and a favourite song.

Thanks, Samson.

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Listener 4812 Six Seconds By Kruger

Listener 4811 Southern Course By Seps

Listener 4809 Some Conceit By Vainglorious

Listener 4807 Rejection By Aedites

Listener 4805 Claque By Leo

Listener 4804 Bucking Convention By Flowerman

Listener 4803 Versed Couplets By Arden

Listener 4802 Reset By Awinger

Listener 4800 - Ready Now By 'Eck

Listener 4798 Elevation By Franc

Listener 4797 Zip Code By Karla

Listener Crossword 4796 Delay Repay

Listener 4795 Greeting Cards By Lionheart

Listener 4794 Spirited By Eclogue

Listener 4789 Die Hard By Charybdis

Listener 4788 Infeasible By Quinapalus

Listener Crossword 4787 A Fitting End

The Listener Crossword 4785 - Sampler By Skylark

Listener 4784 Contemporary Still By Filbert

Listener 4783 Coming Around By Samson

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