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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 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 4794 Spirited By Eclogue

Estupendo!

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... ...

upsetter

Listener 4783 Coming Around By Samson

Rather gentle clues but lots of fun and a favourite song.

Thanks, Samson.

HawkCrossword

Listener 4780 Best Available By Kea

Incredible! Easily my favourite Kea puzzle, and the best Listener so far this year. Just so rich in the theme and all the diverse gimmicks throughout. Thanks Kea!

Hymie

Boris Still Living In Cloud Cuckoo Land

This deluded fool still thinks Brexit was a good idea – one of many reasons to ensure he never has any future roll in British politics....

upsetter

Listener 4778 Dedication By Tiburon

Plenty of good clues and well hidden misprints although the final instructions were a bit of a slog and not our cup of tea. Thanks, Shark....

upsetter

Listener 4774 The Usher By Hidewell

Great fun and the theme is not as recherché as we first imagined. Thanks, The Usher....

NickorWan

Listener No 4770 Arrangement By Tringa

I thought this was a terrific puzzle, challenging to the end, and with one of the best sets of clues for a while. Wonderful, thanks, Tringa...

perseverer

Listener Crossword 4769 Path-Finding

I made greater headway with the downs than the acrosses so grid filling was slow. Having an idea of the inital letter of an answer literally gives me a head start in solving. A good mixture of clues,...

HawkCrossword

Listener 4766 - Weaver By Sabre

Another cracker from the master of the genre. So much to enjoy - obscure answers, quality clues, and a tough jigsaw (of sorts) to finish. Thanks, Sabre!...

upsetter

Listener 4765 Character Recognition By Vagans

That was all good clean fun. We particularly liked 12 down. Thanks, Vagans....

emcee

Listener 4763 Pressure Points By Mr Snaky

I felt the clues were OK but the puzzle came alive with the theme and endgame. Many thanks, Mr. Snaky....

barry1010

Can You See The Flaw In This Decision? Re Obese Trans Woman

Judge ruled that gym users in the changing room could not have seen this naked woman's penis because her hanging belly obscured it. If that were the case how did the women know this woman still had...

emcee

Listener 4762 Case-Sensitive By Aedites

Another enjoyable puzzle. Not difficult to guess what was required from the word go but the thematic clues were sometimes quite tough -- reverse engineering certainly helped with some of these towards...

upsetter

Listener 4759 Uniform Uniform By Istenem

A stunning construction and a new subject to us. Excellent from a newcomer - thanks, istenem....

emcee

Listener 4757 Order, Order! By Dolas

A superb construction with a good mix of clue difficulty. In a few cases, some clues were very tough indeed which I wouldn't have been able to cold-solve. I'm afraid the "helpful message" came too...

emcee

Listener 4756 Soldier On ... By Demoniacal

This became so much easier after a few answers had been entered. Up until then it was cold solving until a pair of matching letters was obtained. End result was unambiguous. Many thanks, Demoniacal....

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Listener 4811 Southern Course By Seps

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

Listener 4798 Elevation By Franc

Listener 4794 Spirited By Eclogue

Listener Crossword 4792

Listener 4783 Coming Around By Samson

Listener 4780 Best Available By Kea

Boris Still Living In Cloud Cuckoo Land

Listener 4778 Dedication By Tiburon

Listener 4774 The Usher By Hidewell

Listener No 4770 Arrangement By Tringa

Listener Crossword 4769 Path-Finding

Listener 4766 - Weaver By Sabre

Listener 4765 Character Recognition By Vagans

Listener 4763 Pressure Points By Mr Snaky

Can You See The Flaw In This Decision? Re Obese Trans Woman

Listener 4762 Case-Sensitive By Aedites

Listener 4759 Uniform Uniform By Istenem

Listener 4757 Order, Order! By Dolas

Listener 4756 Soldier On ... By Demoniacal

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