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Listener 4185 : Ballad by Elgin

(sorry started on wrong site, apparently) - so repeat here : Well, we had all been moaning that the Big L was getting to be the Big EZ ... not this week, mefears but after a mammoth struggle, have now...
22:27 Fri 13th Apr 201289 answers, last by cruciverbali 16:45 Wed 25th Apr 2012
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starwalker

Listener 4184: Claim by Raich

Having struggled to get started, I found the claim with less than half of the grid filled. Now I am struggling again with the final few answers. Lots of fun though. Dammit ! There goes the Z cup again...
18:06 Fri 06th Apr 201254 answers, last by Mysterons 10:35 Tue 24th Apr 2012
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4183 Continental Drift by Shark

For the second week running we have a brilliant new Listener setter (though Shark appears regularly in the IQ, EV and Magpie series) and what impeccable cluing. This was sheer pleasure with pdm...
18:09 Fri 30th Mar 201256 answers, last by Postigod 12:49 Fri 13th Apr 2012
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Ruthrobin

Listener No 4182 Breach of Contract by Ron

I've just got the theme and title and am, as usual, thoroughly enjoying this puzzle. The three different types of clue were a challenge to start with but it all works out very nicely. Many thanks for...
19:21 Fri 23rd Mar 201252 answers, last by rabet 13:47 Sat 31st Mar 2012
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starwalker

Listener Crossword 4181 : Sinecure by Franc

Nothing too taxing. Another one to encourage new members. Thanks Franc.
18:33 Fri 16th Mar 201243 answers, last by abns 08:55 Fri 23rd Mar 2012
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4180 Knight's Move by Merlin

I am thoroughly enjoying this beautifully clued crossword and have already found the theme and quotation. Great fun, thank you, Merlin. (Still some finishing touches to go - have to find and replace...
19:03 Fri 09th Mar 201242 answers, last by Philoctetes 11:26 Thu 22nd Mar 2012
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Zabadak

Listener 4179: O Gather Twelve by Augeas

Back to the relatively easy ones then, though I think the final step's a bit of a swine if the subject's not all that familiar. One of those with a reasonably straightforward grid fill (with one...
19:10 Fri 02nd Mar 201271 answers, last by borealis 20:22 Sun 11th Mar 2012
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4178 Confused by Tea Leaves

Where is everybody? Posting somewhere else? What an intricate construction. I have been delighted by the subtlety of this and now have a full and functioning grid but I am wondering how it fulfilled...
23:26 Fri 24th Feb 201269 answers, last by Mysterons 21:30 Sat 10th Mar 2012
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midazolam

Listener crossword 4177: Number Plates by Xanthippe

First numerical of 2012 and a fun puzzle. Looked daunting at first but it all fell into place with a fun ending Thanks Xanthippe...
21:41 Fri 17th Feb 201268 answers, last by geoff1955 08:33 Mon 27th Feb 2012
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starwalker

Listener 4176 : Small But Perfectly Formed by Quinapalus

My heart sank when I saw the length of the preamble, but simply followed the straightforward instructions and the grid came together nicely. Quotation and play identified, now it's just a case of...
18:20 Fri 10th Feb 201252 answers, last by Postigod 13:32 Fri 17th Feb 2012
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trux

Listener 4175 : The Winning Line by Ozzie

Zany clues, almost laugh-a-minute stuff and a remarkable (and surprising) dénouement. Brought much needed mental warmth to the icy surroundings here. Terrific stuff, great fun and the best of...
21:09 Fri 03rd Feb 201271 answers, last by IainGrace 10:48 Sat 11th Feb 2012
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starwalker

Listener 4173 Bias by Zag

Well, that was an interesting workout and an area about which I previously knew absolutely nothing. Thanks for that Zag.
19:34 Fri 20th Jan 201257 answers, last by Stavrolex 00:13 Tue 24th Jan 2012
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TheBear69

Listener 4172: Fruitless Effort by Hypnos

I found this to be a somewhat difficult puzzle with very competent clueing, clever concealment of many of the misprints and a nice theme. Thanks, Hypnos.
20:26 Fri 13th Jan 201246 answers, last by piano_maths 21:58 Sun 22nd Jan 2012
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Zabadak

Listener 4168, Phiz by Bero

So, no Friday finishes on this one. Me neither: perhaps I really am slipping. I'm really struggling to get enthused about this: it looks like a lot of cold solving and then a letters jigsaw. I don't...
01:26 Sat 17th Dec 201150 answers, last by easterfool 12:30 Wed 28th Dec 2011
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midazolam

Listener 4167: Lawbreaker by Stick Insect

I have been staring at a complete grid for half an hour now and I must be missing the obvious. This was an extremely easy grid fill. I was expecting a tougher challenge with double clues and clashes....
18:41 Fri 09th Dec 201158 answers, last by ichkeria 10:40 Tue 20th Dec 2011
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bobbycollins

listener 4145

I posted a perfectly polite notice on the Times website creating a discussion about this week's puzzle - along the lines of: "I am getting a bit fed up with the preponderance of cartes blanches,...
18:31 Fri 08th Jul 2011100 answers, last by Walterloo 06:05 Thu 28th Jul 2011
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midazolam

Listener 4144: Location, Location, Location by Shackleton

Despite only solving 2 of Shackleton's puzzles before (the Jackson Pollock puzzle and the Morse code/Beethoven prize winning puzzle of last year), I have been eagerly awaiting the next. This does not...
21:12 Fri 01st Jul 201177 answers, last by easterfool 01:23 Mon 11th Jul 2011
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Zabadak

Listener Crossword 4142: Noye by Samuel

Is 12 across blessed with the correct clue? I've seen the same clue (31 across in this case) leading to a different answer on occasions, but I can only work out one single word answer which doesn't...
17:47 Fri 17th Jun 201180 answers, last by IainGrace 22:29 Mon 27th Jun 2011

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