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Listener 4633 - Cool Places Only By Ares

(Am I first? I can't find another thread) A very straightforward grid fill, with the "gimmick" obvious after the first couple of clues. And then a fairly obvious "theme" to look for. But then...a...

upsetter

Listener 4632 Heads And Tails By Jfd

Magnificent construction and rich in thematic material. Thanks very much, JFD....

upsetter

Listener 4631 Seconds Out By Stick Insect

A rare occasion where we can say have solved the puzzle but not the normal clues at this moment.

upsetter

Listener 4630 Tip-Top Condition By Twin

Absolutely brilliant idea and execution. Thanks, Twin....

upsetter

Listener 4628 Keyworker By Harpy

A magnificent feat of composition and an amusing play on words. Fairly tractable clues but with enough meat on the bone. Thanks, Harpy...

Hagen

Listener 4627 Flappy By Shark

I thought this was terrific, with thematic material that just kept on giving. My drawing abilities are even worse than that of a certain artist who exhibits unmade beds, but even so my final result is...

NickorWan

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...

Hagen

Listener 4623 Tears By Oxymoron

Rather surprised to find an Oxymoron puzzle in the Listener. Wasn't that the pseudonym the late, great John Harrington used for Enigmatic Variations, while his Listener and Inquisitor puzzles were set...

sunny-dave

Listener 4622 Kew Knowledge By Brock

Excellent (if somewhat simple) puzzle - great fun around a couple of subjects which are personal favourites of mine. Thanks Brock...

NickorWan

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...

Philoctetes

Listener 4612 - Family Man By Duck

A bit of a puzzle, this one. I would not say it was over simple, but I finished it by 10 yesterday. I think that it had a momentum, that as the clues were solved, there was the chocolate addict's...

Hagen

Listener 4609 Where Next? By Harribobs

Harribobs can always be relied on to produce a spectacular grid construction - and so he has here. Still, I found the refilling of the grid to be an unrewarding slog, not because the final grid...

perseverer

Listener Crossword 4608 Keep Your Distance By Pandiculator

Taken me a good few hours, but with instructions still to stay at home and a howling gale outside, not a bad way to pass the time. No need for spreadsheets, and not too much need for calculators...

upsetter

The Listener Crossword 4605 Times Listener By Artix

Originally daunting but it ended up being a fun solve with some amusing revelations. Thanks, Artix....

upsetter

The Listener Crossword 4603 - In Round Numbers By Colleague

A satisfactory end to a complex puzzle but still struggling with the alternate title and parsing some of the clues whose answers we had to work out by back solving. Thanks, Colleague....

Philoctetes

Listener 4602 - Ahead Of The Game By Apt

Another Friday-nighter, but by no means easy. Some nice cluing and a clever treatment of a popular trope. Happy Easter, everyone - stay safe...

Hagen

Listener Crossword No 4597 Bunch Of Fives By Brock

That was HARD! Satisfying though, with just enough grid feedback not to make this a serious case of stubborn sticky label peeling syndrome. A worthy challenge, indeed. Thank you Brock.

upsetter

Listener Crossword No 4596 - Crnt By Twin

Great fun. Still no idea about the title....

Flocker14

Listener Crossword No 4594 Chat By Aedites

At first I thought this was going to be a doddle thanks to some generous clues, but it wasn't at all. Stumbled on the theme fairly early on but working out the message from the extra letters,...

olichant

Listener 4593 Death Row By Ifor

I thought this was brilliant. Not quite as tough as it looked at first sight, although a lucky early guess at the theme helped. It all came together very neatly and the final step was beautifully...

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Listener 4633 - Cool Places Only By Ares

Listener 4632 Heads And Tails By Jfd

Listener 4631 Seconds Out By Stick Insect

Listener 4630 Tip-Top Condition By Twin

Listener 4628 Keyworker By Harpy

Listener 4627 Flappy By Shark

Listener 4624: World-Beating By Kea

Listener 4623 Tears By Oxymoron

Listener 4622 Kew Knowledge By Brock

Listener 4618: You Don't Say By Stick Insect

Listener 4612 - Family Man By Duck

Listener 4609 Where Next? By Harribobs

Listener Crossword 4608 Keep Your Distance By Pandiculator

The Listener Crossword 4605 Times Listener By Artix

The Listener Crossword 4603 - In Round Numbers By Colleague

Listener 4602 - Ahead Of The Game By Apt

Listener Crossword No 4597 Bunch Of Fives By Brock

Listener Crossword No 4596 - Crnt By Twin

Listener Crossword No 4594 Chat By Aedites

Listener 4593 Death Row By Ifor

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