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emcee

Listener Crossword No.4547 Titles By Schadenfreude

Another neat puzzle by the master. Not as difficult as some of his previous offerings but still enjoyable. RIP Schadenfreude....
20:55 Fri 22nd Mar 20197 answers, last by Philoctetes 20:12 Wed 27th Mar 2019
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upsetter

Listener No 4546 - Ripping Yarn By Nutmeg

A perfectly fine introductory Listener if a little too close to the Spectator genre. Thank you Nutmeg....
19:51 Fri 15th Mar 20199 answers, last by Hagen 15:50 Tue 19th Mar 2019
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perseverer

Listener Crossword 4540 Chalked Up By Nudd

Not a difficult grid fill and I had a good idea what I was looking for but it did take a little while to understand what exactly the four groups of omitted letters was about. Thanks to Nudd....
00:58 Sat 02nd Feb 201911 answers, last by Scorpius 10:13 Sun 03rd Feb 2019
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Flocker14

Listener 4539 Removal By Gos

I can't be the first, surely? I can't remember when I last sat in front of a Listener for so long with so little idea of what was going on. My first trawl through the clues produced virtually nothing...
09:10 Sat 26th Jan 201910 answers, last by 12barblues 15:03 Tue 29th Jan 2019
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kdgs2

Listener 4538 Joint Conditions By Awinger

I really enjoyed this one, the theme revealed itself early enough to be a great help in dealing with clashes. Lots and lots of thematic material throughout. Nice to see a new setter too - thanks...
19:55 Fri 18th Jan 20198 answers, last by emcee 11:25 Mon 28th Jan 2019
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emcee

Listener Crossword No. 4535 One Good Turn By Paddock

I've tried searching but there doesn't seem to be a thread in existence. So ... This was another great crossword which has rounded off a superb year for the Listener puzzle. I thought the clues were...
22:56 Fri 28th Dec 201810 answers, last by IainGrace 19:47 Tue 01st Jan 2019
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rockyracoon

Strange And Unpleasant Question

A relative of mine has a cat that is very old and very poorly. The poor thing needs to be helped over the bridge. Now, this relative lives in Thailand, they are three vets along and none of them will...
17:56 Mon 24th Dec 201819 answers, last by rockyracoon 11:52 Tue 25th Dec 2018
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upsetter

Listener 4534 - A Secret Unlocked By Harribobs

Satisfying grid fill and and an interesting theme identified which we are struggling to implement. Thanks Harribobs....
14:11 Sat 22nd Dec 201815 answers, last by Hagen 08:07 Sat 29th Dec 2018
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Kromovaracun

48 Letters Reached

May now faces a vote of confidence in her leadership of the Tory party this evening. If she loses, then the wider party membership (such as there are any...) gets to vote. Unless, of course, anyone...
09:26 Wed 12th Dec 201889 answers, last by Canary42 17:57 Wed 12th Dec 2018
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emcee

Listener Crossword No 4532 How? By Twin

Another tough puzzle but not as bad as last week's by a long chalk. Once the entry method had been deduced it was much easier to make progress; initially I spent much time staring at the clues without...
22:00 Fri 07th Dec 201811 answers, last by icynorth 19:27 Mon 17th Dec 2018
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Hagen

Listener 4530 Gallery By Phi

A novel way to make use of a circular grid, which all fell neatly into place. I made rather heavy weather of the ring clues, often losing my place when trying to follow the entries round the grid....
11:35 Sat 24th Nov 201820 answers, last by icynorth 20:13 Wed 28th Nov 2018
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IainGrace

Listener 4527

Excellent challenge beautifully constructed. Shirley Curran is always good value as a setter. Fortunately for us G spotted the quotation very early on, which helped significantly.
20:54 Fri 02nd Nov 201814 answers, last by Scree 16:07 Mon 12th Nov 2018
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starwalker

Listener Crossword 4524 - A Little Night Music By Hedge-Sparrow

A delightful puzzle that is typical of this setter. Not too difficult but always entertaining - a characteristic that is often overlooked. Thanks Hedge-sparrow
17:45 Fri 12th Oct 201810 answers, last by olichant 12:54 Sun 14th Oct 2018
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Hagen

Listener 4523: A Tale Of Two Cities By Wan

A skilful implementation of a delightful theme. I found the clues incredibly tough, especially where clashes were involved, and spent almost as long getting the last few answers as I did on the rest...
09:58 Sat 06th Oct 201818 answers, last by Scree 18:43 Tue 16th Oct 2018
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upsetter

Listener 4522 - August Break By Aedites

A faultless introductory Listener crossword but with enough to keep us old lags happy. Thanks Aedites....
18:33 Fri 28th Sep 20187 answers, last by IainGrace 18:22 Mon 01st Oct 2018
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Alekhine

Listener 4521: Translate Into Spanish By Cagey

One of the best of the year so far for me. Some wonderful clues, some easy clues and an endgame that kept on giving.
22:06 Fri 21st Sep 20189 answers, last by IainGrace 22:30 Thu 27th Sep 2018
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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.
21:49 Fri 14th Sep 201814 answers, last by AHearer 19:42 Fri 12th Oct 2018
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Alekhine

Listener 4519: X By Schadenfreude

Pencil sharpened, letters entered. Puzzle done. This approach seems to work! The finish was intriguing and the clues were OK, although I wasn't totally convinced by the approach that Schadenfreude...
20:31 Fri 07th Sep 201811 answers, last by sunny-dave 22:14 Sun 16th Sep 2018
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Flocker14

Listener 4517 - In Transit By Agricola

This was less fearsome than the preamble suggested it was going to be. All done and dusted apart from seeing how the switching of letter and symbol works - I'll leave that till tomorrow. An odd...
21:25 Fri 24th Aug 201814 answers, last by olichant 09:02 Wed 29th Aug 2018
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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...
19:22 Fri 17th Aug 201825 answers, last by Oyler 11:45 Tue 21st Aug 2018

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