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Listener Crossword 4036: Base Jog by Brimstone

This week's offering is one of the quarterly numerical puzzles, Base Jog by Brimstone. Good luck!

Spectator 1916

Good morning all. 'aka' by Doc this week: http://www.spectator.co.uk/article_assets/arti cledir_7297/3648593/crossword.pdf I'm pleased to report I am one of this week's runner's up.

midazolam

Morning! (or should I say that in French?) This weeks listener is "Half a Dozen" by Nibor Tough one this week to fill the grid because the inserted letters are randomly placed. Liked it because it was...

gribble

Listener 4034 (Overhead Reduction)

Have completed grid, but cannot see what to do next. Can anyone please point me in the right direction with a hint or what I should be looking for, thanks

greyfox

Spectator 1915

Good morning Speccie-ites. 'Having one too many' by Lavatch is this week's challenge: http://www.spectator.co.uk/article_assets/arti cledir_7269/3634608/crossword.pdf

starwalker

Listener Crossword 4034

This week's offering is "Overhead Reduction" by Schadenfreude. No mention of colouring, but apparently scissors, paper, adhesive and a straight edge will be required. Hmmmm !

oldenburg

Spectator crossword 1914

Can anyone help with Spectator crossword 1914 21a please? Learn with tape, receiving firm test (two words) S?ED?OAT I can only think of seed coat but if so, why? (something to do with testa?) Advance...

starwalker

Listener Crossword 4032

Highlighters at the ready. This week's fix is "Disorders" by Phi. Best of luck to all.

toalisi

Azed 1927

After staring at an almost blank grid could anyone please kick-start me? The definitions lead to Spoonerisms of the correct answers- 1acr- Genuine ice cream? Mutt glints curiously in front of one (12)...

endanger33

Spectator 1912

36a One busy temple filled up (7) ?m???t? 37aStars of film about leading Baltic port (6) Last A 28d Circuit with number of spectators (7, two words) a????te 33d Desert not previously rearing radishes?...

Walterloo

Listener Crossword 4031 - Much Ado About Nothing by Shackleton

Hope nobody minds me starting this week's thread. Lengthy preambles aside I've made ok progress with this so far but still a lot to do. Some good clueing and the whole thing looks extremely...

Speravi

Listener Crossword 4030: Requisite Knowledge by Elfman

Greetings to all. I was fortunate in having some free time this evening to enjoy this excellent offering from Elfman. Some excellent &lit clues here, I thought. When I recognised the verse, I had to...

foxspur

Guardian 24677

As an author, did he deliver for William The Conqueror? (6,6) I assumed it was about 1066 And All That, and came up with Walter Sellar, one of the authors. Unsure exactly why. However the second word...

starwalker

Listener Crossword 4029

This week's offering is "Office Block" by Duck. Happy Easter to all.

greyfox

Spectator 1910

Good morrow all. 'All mixed up' by Doc is this week's challenge. Shouldn't take the experts too long methinks. http://www.spectator.co.uk/article_assets/arti cledir_7080/3540471/crossword.pdf

Matakari

Spectator 1909

Some help with the following, please! ACROSS; 39. Girl lives with legendary shepherd( 6 ): I?A?E? Clues for 7 and 16: ?AIS? And 32. E?H?R?? 40.Dance not quite over ( 3 ) DOWN:...