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Listener No 4655 Goosey, Goosey By Malva

I love jigsaw puzzles so this was perfect for me. Solvers familiar with Malva know what to expect, but, for me at least, it is still always entertaining. I particularly liked the suggestion by the...
18:51 Fri 16th Apr 202111 answers, last by borealis 16:58 Sun 18th Apr 2021
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Listener No 4653 Descent By Gnomish

That was good fun. I thought it was going to be a real stinker until I twigged the theme; I found some of the clues for the jumbles very tough. It didn’t exactly collapse when the theme became clear,...
06:02 Sat 03rd Apr 202112 answers, last by Dapsys 22:04 Wed 07th Apr 2021
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Listener No 4652 8 X 8 By Phi

I love this type of puzzle. Unfortunately, I was enjoying it so much I forgot to put dinner in the oven! I thought the clash might give me trouble, as they often do, but I found this one without too...
19:53 Fri 26th Mar 20219 answers, last by borealis 16:27 Mon 29th Mar 2021
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Listener No 4645 Fire Alarms By Chen

I am not sure it that was an easy grid fill or if I am just on the setter’s wavelength! Very enjoyable solve in any case, with some wonderful misleading wordplay. I don’t recognise the setter’s name,...
19:41 Fri 05th Feb 202110 answers, last by upsetter 02:03 Mon 08th Feb 2021
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Listener 4624: World-Beating By Kea

Lovely, thanks, Kea. I really enjoy this type of puzzle so it was always going to please me, but add to that terrific clues (as you might expect) and for me that’s perfect. The final highlighting took...
21:19 Fri 11th Sep 20208 answers, last by Graejen 17:38 Mon 14th Sep 2020
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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...
20:22 Fri 14th Aug 202015 answers, last by WessexGirl 14:43 Mon 17th Aug 2020
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Listener 4618: You Don't Say By Stick Insect

I found this very easy, but very enjoyable too - confirmation that a puzzle can be both things. The only downside is that I have no excuse not to go back and try to finish last week’s. Thanks very...
18:25 Fri 31st Jul 202011 answers, last by emcee 09:58 Mon 03rd Aug 2020
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Gary Oldman

I watched The Darkest Hour on BBC IPlayer the other day, which I really enjoyed, particularly as VE Day was fresh in my mind. Every time I see Gary Oldman in a film, I marvel at how he embodies the...
14:33 Tue 12th May 202019 answers, last by tiggerblue10 18:46 Tue 12th May 2020
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Can You...

...think of anything worse than being scalped, Kemosabe? Not off the top of my head, Tonto!...
13:46 Thu 07th May 20204 answers, last by EdmundD 14:33 Fri 08th May 2020
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Need Some Sweets?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rlxpsgDkHI...
14:56 Tue 21st Apr 20202 answers, last by rowanwitch 15:03 Tue 21st Apr 2020
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Boris Out Of Intensive Care

Bit of good news for a change.
20:17 Thu 09th Apr 20203 answers, last by emmie 04:37 Fri 10th Apr 2020
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A Or B?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyjF28B0ouY...
21:22 Thu 26th Mar 20201 answer, last by Old_Geezer 21:33 Thu 26th Mar 2020
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Check Your Horrorscope

https://twitter.com/NiciBubba/status/1242431894156951553...
20:44 Tue 24th Mar 2020
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Brave Healthcare Workers, How Will They Cope?

Just read that in Catalonia alone 1,400 healthcare workers have been tested positive for the virus, and worse to come apparently.
17:17 Tue 24th Mar 20207 answers, last by Bigboss322 16:55 Wed 25th Nov 2020
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Confined To Barracks From Monday...

...here in Spain. This from El Pais: The Government will limit the movement of citizens to the maximum to stop the spread of the coronavirus. All of Spain is formally closed with the development of...
14:40 Sat 14th Mar 202011 answers, last by jno 23:27 Sat 14th Mar 2020
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Listener 4590 Bros By Vismut

I’ve had the pleasure of testing a couple of Vismut puzzles, though not this one, and she does write some wonderful clues. The clue gimmick where both the misprints and corrections are used is very...
09:41 Sat 18th Jan 20206 answers, last by olichant 22:55 Wed 22nd Jan 2020
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Listener No 4589 Progress Report By Tibea

Excellent, thanks Tibea, and not as daunting as I first feared. Some may be aware, I certainly wasn't....
21:44 Fri 10th Jan 202011 answers, last by IainGrace 23:02 Sun 12th Jan 2020
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Listener No 4586 Square Deal? By Tiburon

A lovely puzzle, thanks, Tiburon. I do like a bit of cut and paste when we are neatly guided to the final arrangement as here. Season's best to all....
07:55 Sat 21st Dec 201910 answers, last by Hagen 16:28 Sat 28th Dec 2019
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Are You Watching Rising Sons?

Anyone other rugby fans enjoying these snippets from behind the scenes of England’s preparation and progress? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf6HQxZz2dM&t=1s...
18:25 Mon 30th Sep 2019
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Ev 1069 Greetings...farewell By Rustic

I didn’t see this puzzle first time around so it was a pleasure to solve it now. It was very gentle without clue gimmicks and set no doubt as an introduction for solvers not used to barred puzzles....
12:57 Sun 05th May 201317 answers, last by devadolly 15:17 Tue 07th May 2013

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