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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... ...

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.

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 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... ...

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.

emcee

Listener 4729: If I Must Come By Deuce

Another superlative puzzle. We are being treated at the moment. Some of the 13 word removal clues were very tough, however, all were perfectly fair. I wouldn't have stood much of a chance of finishing...

HawkCrossword

Listener 4664 - Dream Match By Aver

Thanks, Aver! A steady solve, with an unambiguous finish. It can't be easy setting smooth 'additional-wordplay' clues, but this was a very good set. I enjoyed 10 and 41 particularly....

perseverer

Listener Crossword 4662 Hungry By Android

A stunning piece of setting, especially if Android is indeed a new setter. Perhaps not especially difficult to get the initial grid fill, but a great achievement to then enable it to produce all real...

NickorWan

Listener 4658 Marxist Doctrines By Charybdis

A corker, thanks very much Charybdis. I always enjoy this setter’s work. ‘I do appreciate seeing changes leaving real words in the grid, and we were treated to a lot of them in this grid.’ I said that...

NickorWan

Listener No 4657 Dos By Awinger

Very nicely done. I do appreciate seeing changes leaving real words in the grid, and we were treated to a lot of them in this grid. I was held up momentarily from not reading the preamble properly,...

Hagen

Listener 4649 Get Weaving By Paddock

That was a workout and a half! Despite initial reservations that this was going to be a slog, I really enjoyed it. I'll admit I "solved" most of the across clues by reverse engineering from potential...

NickorWan

Listener No 4620 Six-Pack By Hedge-Sparrow

I had just finished, and thoroughly enjoyed, a Hedge-sparrow puzzle in Magpie and found myself treated to another directly. This one looked daunting from the preamble, but it didn’t turn out to be too...

midgler

Listener 4562: My Nap By Mr Ed

Are we the first? My daughter and I enjoyed this introduction to a little known theme while waiting for the beef to cook (rare). Ingenious use of the instruction. Thanks Mr E, now we have time to...

Alekhine

Listener No. 4520: My Retirement Plan By Artix

I enjoyed the endgame a little more than the puzzle. Some slightly weak clues, I thought, but the finish was a delight.

midgler

Listener 4516 - A Defter Premier By Arden

Not like me to be done on Friday, still less posting first (if indeed I have). I found this very straightforward, but rather tedious, with lots of the same operation, occasionally speeded up with a...

emcee

Listener 4477 Word Squares By Elap

Hmm... I have the values of all but five variables but now find one of them has to be 100. Does anyone know if there are any misprints as all the other values 'hang together'. Nothing on The Listener...

Contrarian

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...

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...

Ruthrobin

Listener No 4463 The Evolution Of East Perry By The Ace Of Hearts

Nice to have a circular one and we were given a very generous hint from the start but the very last two words we had to enter have taken almost as long as the rest of the grid fill. I have had a good...

Ruthrobin

Listener 4459 Shock Therapy By Serpent

Great fun, thank you Serpent. We filled the lower half with little difficulty but had a struggle to complete the 'upper part'. Definitely one for the men this time. It was more difficult than last...

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Listener 4811 Southern Course By Seps

Listener 4810 Cognitive Dissidence By Vagans

Listener 4808 - One Other By Chalicea

Listener 4801 Homework By Nudd

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

Listener 4729: If I Must Come By Deuce

Listener 4664 - Dream Match By Aver

Listener Crossword 4662 Hungry By Android

Listener 4658 Marxist Doctrines By Charybdis

Listener No 4657 Dos By Awinger

Listener 4649 Get Weaving By Paddock

Listener No 4620 Six-Pack By Hedge-Sparrow

Listener 4562: My Nap By Mr Ed

Listener No. 4520: My Retirement Plan By Artix

Listener 4516 - A Defter Premier By Arden

Listener 4477 Word Squares By Elap

Listener No 4467 Theme Of The Day By Kea

Listener 4464 The Properties Of Numbers Ii By Piccadilly

Listener No 4463 The Evolution Of East Perry By The Ace Of Hearts

Listener 4459 Shock Therapy By Serpent

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