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fyellin

Listener 4694 Follow The Directions Again, By Artix

So I'm confused by what exactly we're supposed to send in for this puzzle. Even before getting any clues, the instructions are "Fill the empty space with the related title. . . ." and it is clear that...
22:48 Fri 14th Jan 20222 answers, last by fyellin 22:54 Fri 14th Jan 2022
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Hagen

Listener 4694 Follow The Directions Again By Artix.

A brilliantly devised trap for the unwary, into which of course I fell. I was expecting to finish this in almost record time until I got to the last stage when, despite having considered the main...
22:20 Fri 14th Jan 202213 answers, last by Dim16 14:29 Thu 20th Jan 2022
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emcee

Listener 4679 Basic Fact By Opsimath

Oh dear ... well that didn't take very long. Where's The Listener puzzle this week?...
17:21 Fri 01st Oct 20217 answers, last by sunny-dave 13:47 Sun 03rd Oct 2021
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perseverer

Listener 4610 Tale Of The Unexpected By Lath

A comparatively easy grid-fill this week though events have rather overtaken the relevance at the moment. It does take a bit of inspiration to figure out the precise nature of the event and either...
11:47 Sat 06th Jun 202014 answers, last by emcee 10:12 Tue 09th Jun 2020
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Philoctetes

Listener 4602 - Ahead Of The Game By Apt

Another Friday-nighter, but by no means easy. Some nice cluing and a clever treatment of a popular trope. Happy Easter, everyone - stay safe...
21:43 Fri 10th Apr 202013 answers, last by borealis 10:56 Mon 13th Apr 2020
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upsetter

Listener Crossword No 4600 - Polygram By Opsimath

A nice implementation of a technique we have seen before - the clues were fairly tough but became easier once the theme and symmetry became apparent. Thanks, Opsimath....
19:14 Fri 27th Mar 20207 answers, last by fyellin 17:25 Sat 28th Mar 2020
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upsetter

Listener Crossword No 4599 - Triumvirate By Tnap

We have no idea about what the quotation is but that didn't stand in the way of completing the grid. Perhaps too many easy clues for a Listener. Thanks, tnap....
20:19 Fri 20th Mar 202011 answers, last by sunny-dave 17:15 Sun 22nd Mar 2020
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sunny-dave

Listener 4598

What a splendid puzzle - a worthy commemoration for Waterloo. Easy (for sure) but lots of fun, involving some cute lateral thinking by the setter. Very neatly done indeed....
18:48 Fri 13th Mar 202015 answers, last by Hagen 10:56 Fri 20th Mar 2020
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sunny-dave

Listener 4591 1899

Nice implementation of an entry method that I'm sure I've seen several times before? Some interesting vocabulary, but nothing too abstruse to deter a first-time solver. Thanks Ares - a pleasant couple...
20:12 Fri 24th Jan 202019 answers, last by JS1988 22:53 Mon 03rd Feb 2020
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Cruncher

Listener Crossword 4572 - Don't Tell By Poat

Daresay I'm not the first to post on this but happy to have assembled a full grid with a reasonable hunch of what the final highlighting will need to reveal but as yet to tackle the final stage....
13:16 Sat 14th Sep 201914 answers, last by IainGrace 19:25 Mon 23rd Sep 2019
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Askival

Listener Crossword No 4570 Bright Spark By Shark

An absolute monster of a puzzle, in the best way. It was challenging at every stage, but there were generous touches (getting some impression of where clashes were and figuring out the thematic name...
12:08 Sat 31st Aug 20199 answers, last by PhilipW 14:01 Fri 06th Sep 2019
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Hagen

Listener 4565 Folio By Nebuchadnezzar

No doubt there's a thread lurking, not yet appearing in AB search, though I've looked hard enough... I failed at the first hurdle - I couldn't find the puzzle! It's usually at the bottom of the home...
15:11 Sat 27th Jul 201913 answers, last by pushmi-pullyu 11:14 Tue 06th Aug 2019
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IainGrace

Listener 4486: In Self-Defence

An entertaining puzzle, using a mix of familiar cryptic techniques. We were perhaps fortunate in identifying the run of correct letters after solving about a dozen or so clues.
21:38 Fri 19th Jan 201823 answers, last by Hagen 14:02 Tue 23rd Jan 2018
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Alekhine

Listener 4485: Mixed Emotions

Hmm. Mixed emotions for me. An intriguing effort that revealed itself fairly quickly. Not enamoured with 22A, 28D or 31D....
21:32 Fri 12th Jan 201828 answers, last by olichant 13:09 Wed 17th Jan 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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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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sunny-dave

Listener 4472 - Sharp Work By Puffin

Simple but fun - A Jolly Romp for an early Friday teatime. Thanks Puffin for reminding me to re-read an old favourite....
17:34 Fri 13th Oct 201721 answers, last by crosswhit99 11:31 Wed 18th Oct 2017
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Contrarian

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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tristram37

Listener 4460

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23:42 Fri 21st Jul 201731 answers, last by pushmi-pullyu 09:17 Thu 27th Jul 2017
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kdgs2

Listener 4460: Four And A Half...? By Sabre

As I mentioned in the other thread last night, I expected a challenge from Sabre and got one! Went to bed with a full grid and no idea how to resolve, but it came pretty quickly this morning. The...
09:01 Sat 22nd Jul 20171 answer, last by fyellin 20:03 Sat 22nd Jul 2017

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