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Listener 4814 Business Tax Service By Puffin

A perfectly worthy but gentle Friday Club puzzle.

A good beginner's listener particularly if they are fans of the oeuvre.

emcee

Listener 4813 Disorderly Conduct By Colleague

I may have missed an existing thread. Apologies if I have but the search yields nothing. I thought this was a gentle solve; the clues were fairly straightforward, all being 'normal'. I liked the... ...

HawkCrossword

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... ...

emcee

Listener 4810 Cognitive Dissidence By Vagans

An interesting puzzle. Some of the adjusted theme words were, perhaps, slightly contrived. On the whole, I thought it was very entertaining. Many thanks, Vagans.

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.

Philoctetes

Listener 4808 - One Other By Chalicea

Well, this took less time than some. A decent subject, well used before, but the cluing held no real traps.

emcee

Listener 4806 Second To Last By Karla

Mercifully, quite a straightforward one this week. Many thanks, Karla.

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... ...

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... ...

emcee

Listener 4801 Homework By Nudd

Well, after last week's offering any puzzle will seem easy. A neat idea well implemented. Pretty much impossible to get to the 12 special entries until the quotation had been obtained. Some of one... ...

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... ...

emcee

Listener 4799 Don't Get 'Em Wrong! By Ploy

No thread appears to have been started, which is a surprise. I thought this puzzle was exceptionally neat. Some nice clues too. Many thanks, Ploy.

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!

upsetter

Listener 4793 All Change! By Ovid

Quite a quick finish but not too easy a solve. Thanks, Ovid.

perseverer

Listener Crossword 4792

An outstanding puzzle. Good job there is snow on the ground and temperature has not risen above freezing for 2 days so an excuse if it was needed to devote last evening and most of today to... ...

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Listener 4814 Business Tax Service By Puffin

Listener 4813 Disorderly Conduct By Colleague

Listener 4812 Six Seconds By Kruger

Listener 4810 Cognitive Dissidence By Vagans

Listener 4809 Some Conceit By Vainglorious

Listener 4808 - One Other By Chalicea

Listener 4806 Second To Last By Karla

Listener 4805 Claque By Leo

Listener 4804 Bucking Convention By Flowerman

Listener 4802 Reset By Awinger

Listener 4801 Homework By Nudd

Listener 4800 - Ready Now By 'Eck

Listener 4799 Don't Get 'Em Wrong! By Ploy

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 4793 All Change! By Ovid

Listener Crossword 4792

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