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HawkCrossword

Listener 4715 Singles Only By Twin

Well, I got there. Ten out of ten for the puzzling skill involved in this, Twin. Truly astonishing. But I was left a little deflated with the final step, which could so easily have been at a level to...
00:32 Sun 12th Jun 20228 answers, last by Philoctetes 16:31 Wed 15th Jun 2022
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GplusS

No Info On Times National Competition?

2019 National Crossword competition. Can any one help??? Can not find anything on the net, the Times does not come back to me. Is there a national crossword competition this year? I am sure that I...
13:23 Fri 17th May 20196 answers, last by Encota 09:43 Fri 27th Sep 2019
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Hagen

Listener 4523: A Tale Of Two Cities By Wan

A skilful implementation of a delightful theme. I found the clues incredibly tough, especially where clashes were involved, and spent almost as long getting the last few answers as I did on the rest...
09:58 Sat 06th Oct 201818 answers, last by Scree 18:43 Tue 16th Oct 2018
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Alekhine

Listener 4519: X By Schadenfreude

Pencil sharpened, letters entered. Puzzle done. This approach seems to work! The finish was intriguing and the clues were OK, although I wasn't totally convinced by the approach that Schadenfreude...
20:31 Fri 07th Sep 201811 answers, last by sunny-dave 22:14 Sun 16th Sep 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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s_pugh

Listener 4506 Multiple Deletions By Ifor

After last week's Sabre I was expecting something simple - wrong! Was head scratching and cold solving for ages until I rumbled the verse and then had the huge PDM. Thought the 18 opposing pairs were...
11:22 Sat 09th Jun 201812 answers, last by Philoctetes 20:01 Tue 12th Jun 2018
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kdgs2

Listener 4505: Wiggles By Sabre

This had all the elements to make it extremely daunting: Sabre - check; unconventional grid - check; long, complicated preamble - check! And it lived up to its billing. How does Sabre manage to make...
17:41 Sat 02nd Jun 201810 answers, last by tnap 16:33 Tue 05th Jun 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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IainGrace

Listener 4481 Jury By Twin

An entertaining steady solve.
20:18 Fri 15th Dec 201712 answers, last by sunny-dave 02:47 Wed 20th Dec 2017
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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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Ruthrobin

Listener No 4476 His By Nebuchadnezzar

This has certainly been the most difficult for us this year. However, it has been so interesting and challenging that we have stayed up well after midnight (for us) to finish it, unable to leave it as...
00:58 Sat 11th Nov 201722 answers, last by Cassanova 19:06 Fri 17th Nov 2017
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4474 Rock Group By Llig

What an enjoyable workout. Many thanks to Llig.
18:34 Fri 27th Oct 201713 answers, last by sunny-dave 23:28 Thu 02nd Nov 2017
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kdgs2

Saturday Times The Listener 4473 - Hit And Run By Ifor Friday October 20Th 2017

Surprised again not to find anyone else here already. This was quite fiddly, and I still haven’t parsed all of the clues for the extra letters. I *think* I understand the second instruction, but...
23:08 Fri 20th Oct 201720 answers, last by Hagen 09:31 Thu 26th Oct 2017
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kdgs2

Times Listener No 4468 - Hide-And-Seek By Charybdis

Quite surprised to be the first one here. A daunting preamble for sure, but I decided just to start solving and see where it got me. A lovely series of penny drops later, a satisfying solve. Thanks...
20:37 Fri 15th Sep 201720 answers, last by Scree 15:01 Mon 18th Sep 2017
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Listener No 4467 Theme Of The Day By Kea

Thanks Kea for a rather beautiful construction. At first glance, I thought it was going to be much tougher (particularly as, for about the first 10 minutes, I managed to overlook the fact that the...
16:56 Fri 08th Sep 201720 answers, last by Scree 21:07 Wed 13th Sep 2017
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Listener 4464 The Properties Of Numbers Ii By Piccadilly

Absolutely incredible feat to make the set of statements apply both to the numbers and their associated entries. Unfortunately for me, though, I can't see a solution. Having reached an impasse, I...
21:54 Fri 18th Aug 201720 answers, last by borealis 11:36 Fri 25th Aug 2017
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starwalker

Listener Crossword 4462 : Squares By Phi

No, I am not a genius - the simple truth is that the puzzle was put up on the Times website this morning, albeit originally without a title or setter. New theme to me, and some difficult clues, but...
16:59 Fri 04th Aug 201726 answers, last by icynorth 12:46 Wed 16th Aug 2017
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Listener No 4458: Difficulty By Chalicea

Thanks Chalicea. Rather simple clues, though, and the theme jumped out a little too obviously....
16:44 Fri 07th Jul 201741 answers, last by crosswhit99 19:01 Sat 15th Jul 2017
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4456 Shady Characters By Malva

After quite a long grid stare the light has just dawned - with a smile, of course. When will I learn to read the preamble more carefully! We found some of Malva's clues quite a challenge but are going...
18:48 Fri 23rd Jun 201722 answers, last by sunny-dave 15:29 Wed 28th Jun 2017
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AHearer

Listener No. 4454: Honest Grey Maker By Augeas

Thanks, Augeas, for giving us an easier ride than we had last week, and for reminding us of this anniversary. Nice unambiguous end-game.
16:47 Fri 09th Jun 201723 answers, last by sunny-dave 15:23 Wed 28th Jun 2017

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