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midazolam

Listener 4069: Conversion by Samuel

I very much enjoyed last years penny dropping moment with playtime, and likewise with this weeks listener, it was very neat how it all came together. No ambiguities although one answer I couldn't find...
22:14 Fri 15th Jan 201059 answers, last by Scree 22:52 Thu 28th Jan 2010
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starwalker

Listener 4068

This week's offering is "364 263 by Xanthippe" A straightforward grid fill which now leaves me with the problem of following the instructions, whilst not being an owner of the required...
19:12 Fri 08th Jan 201060 answers, last by Mysterons 20:52 Fri 29th Jan 2010
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4066

A very happy Christmas - where are you all? This was an exciting grid fill with lots of alcohol and Christmas goodies and I am delighted, though reeling and rather bemused, about what we are required...
00:30 Sat 26th Dec 200954 answers, last by jacinth 18:55 Mon 04th Jan 2010
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rabet

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Is there no Listener discussion this week?
14:14 Sat 19th Dec 200934 answers, last by Speravi 21:25 Fri 08th Jan 2010
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starwalker

listener crossword 4064

This week's offering is Metrical Variations by Hedge-sparrow. A typical offering such as we have come to expect from this setter. Some gentle clue and a nice theme. Sadly the final step took me longer...
20:03 Fri 11th Dec 200935 answers, last by Cruncher 22:37 Thu 17th Dec 2009
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starwalker

Listener Crossword 4063 - Resident by Hotspur

Down to the final four of the year now, for those who are still in for an all correct year. (Sadly my own ambition dies some weeks ago due to a careless error of transcription.) Have not started yet,...
17:16 Fri 04th Dec 200962 answers, last by Mysterons 20:23 Thu 10th Dec 2009
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Philoctetes

Listener 4062 - Letter Squares by Elap

No - i haven't finished it, so get up off the floor. I just wondered what people approaching it thought of the bit in the preamble "so solvers must deduce how many complete cells each answer...
18:18 Fri 27th Nov 200952 answers, last by twoshortplan 09:51 Tue 08th Dec 2009
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emcee

Listener 4061: 50-50 by Phi

Good grief, where is everyone? This week's offering is by Phi, and, my word, I'm having a fair old struggle with it! Has anyone finished it yet? Good luck everybody! emcee...
21:34 Sat 21st Nov 200960 answers, last by fancydan 09:30 Mon 30th Nov 2009
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turnerjmw

Listener 4060 - BAT by Schadenfreude

Quite an entertaining puzzle which may take a little bit of thought at the end.
22:50 Fri 13th Nov 200941 answers, last by tenflags 13:58 Mon 23rd Nov 2009
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cluelessJoe

Listener 4059 - Child's play by Dysart

Oh boy, just seen where this one is going. Very nearly finished, but I reckon there's going to be a fair bit of drawing to do, which can wait until tomorrow! Enjoyable diversion, without being too...
00:44 Sat 07th Nov 200937 answers, last by danielmason 19:28 Mon 16th Nov 2009
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starwalker

Listener Crossword 4055 fiDlEDE by Waterloo

A fairly typical Waterloo offering with a mix of simple, difficult and amusing clues. The problem is not so much in solving them, but getting the grid entry correct. Another one I think that would be...
18:20 Fri 09th Oct 200933 answers, last by Clamzy 13:14 Fri 16th Oct 2009
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robinruth

Listener 4053 Phoney by Wasp

What a pleasure to have a straightforward puzzle that we could manage. This one was a pleasure from start to finish and great for us relative newcomers. I am glad there is one like this now and then -...
21:06 Fri 25th Sep 200951 answers, last by Mysterons 21:31 Tue 20th Oct 2009
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Philoctetes

Listener 4052 - Question by Aedites

This could get tough. Change ringing and lots of cold solving. Nice and meaty at first glance
19:38 Fri 18th Sep 200972 answers, last by Eril 12:22 Tue 29th Sep 2009
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starwalker

Listener Crossword 4051

This week's offering is "Joint Wisdom" by Rok. A fairly straightforward grid fill and a work of art that is worthy of celebration....
17:45 Fri 11th Sep 200957 answers, last by segue 12:45 Sun 20th Sep 2009
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turnerjmw

Listener 4049: The Domino Effect by Googly

The dreaded numbers. Googly was last seen in November 2006 with Solve Two, Get One Free. I enjoyed this. Not too much heavy duty calculator work, and it all fell smoothly into place. Cheers, Googly
13:54 Sat 29th Aug 200974 answers, last by Cruncher 09:56 Thu 10th Sep 2009
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midazolam

Listener 4048: Rules of Construction by Poat

With the thought that I failed on Poat's last 2 listeners, I knew we would be in for some tough clues. Excellent construction, clues (although i havent worked the wordplay out on a couple yet) and a...
01:37 Sat 22nd Aug 200938 answers, last by alice50 01:03 Sat 29th Aug 2009
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DAEDLUS

2 Clues

I have just read a Lord Peter Wimsey short story and Bunter asks for the answer to these clues A Word meaning Two 7 LETTERS ???S??? A South African Quadruped 6 LETTERS Q?????
17:09 Fri 21st Aug 20093 answers, last by Philoctetes 18:51 Fri 21st Aug 2009
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s436

Listener 4,047: Cut Out by Lato

I wonder how people are getting on with this one. I found that all but one of the "normal" clues fell in fairly quickly, but now I'm staring at an almost-full grid with no idea how to progress. Any...
11:41 Sat 15th Aug 200942 answers, last by Speravi 17:13 Sat 22nd Aug 2009
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turnerjmw

Listener 4046: Disagreement by Stan

Enjoyable, and far less taxing than last week. No doubt the theme will not please everybody, but it's very prettily executed, with great economy and no ambiguity.
21:54 Fri 07th Aug 200945 answers, last by cruciverbali 11:21 Sun 23rd Aug 2009
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AHearer

Listener 4045: Admission by Kea

An exquisite construction by Kea, with a very pretty ending. I found myself making some wild stabs based on the definitions and then working back to the misprinted wordplay before it all fell into...
12:15 Sat 01st Aug 200950 answers, last by fancydan 19:37 Sat 08th Aug 2009

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