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Listener 4188 Painless by Rasputin

I can't believe I'm the the first to post this week, so will someone tell me where I can find the real thread. Anyway, very enjoyable, and a subject that I have always enjoyed. Thanks Rasputin.
22:25 Fri 04th May 201258 answers, last by Postigod 10:50 Tue 15th May 2012
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midazolam

Listener 4187: Prize and Prize-winner by Dysart

The lack of numbers in the grid didnt hold this puzzle up for long and now having obtained a full grid, the author, birthplace, the removed five letter collection and one of the three novels...
17:50 Fri 27th Apr 201270 answers, last by IainGrace 17:13 Sun 06th May 2012
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trux

Listener 4185 : Ballad by Elgin

(sorry started on wrong site, apparently) - so repeat here : Well, we had all been moaning that the Big L was getting to be the Big EZ ... not this week, mefears but after a mammoth struggle, have now...
22:27 Fri 13th Apr 201289 answers, last by cruciverbali 16:45 Wed 25th Apr 2012
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starwalker

Listener 4184: Claim by Raich

Having struggled to get started, I found the claim with less than half of the grid filled. Now I am struggling again with the final few answers. Lots of fun though. Dammit ! There goes the Z cup again...
18:06 Fri 06th Apr 201254 answers, last by Mysterons 10:35 Tue 24th Apr 2012
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4183 Continental Drift by Shark

For the second week running we have a brilliant new Listener setter (though Shark appears regularly in the IQ, EV and Magpie series) and what impeccable cluing. This was sheer pleasure with pdm...
18:09 Fri 30th Mar 201256 answers, last by Postigod 12:49 Fri 13th Apr 2012
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Ruthrobin

Listener No 4182 Breach of Contract by Ron

I've just got the theme and title and am, as usual, thoroughly enjoying this puzzle. The three different types of clue were a challenge to start with but it all works out very nicely. Many thanks for...
19:21 Fri 23rd Mar 201252 answers, last by rabet 13:47 Sat 31st Mar 2012
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starwalker

Listener Crossword 4181 : Sinecure by Franc

Nothing too taxing. Another one to encourage new members. Thanks Franc.
18:33 Fri 16th Mar 201243 answers, last by abns 08:55 Fri 23rd Mar 2012
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4180 Knight's Move by Merlin

I am thoroughly enjoying this beautifully clued crossword and have already found the theme and quotation. Great fun, thank you, Merlin. (Still some finishing touches to go - have to find and replace...
19:03 Fri 09th Mar 201242 answers, last by Philoctetes 11:26 Thu 22nd Mar 2012
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Zabadak

Listener 4179: O Gather Twelve by Augeas

Back to the relatively easy ones then, though I think the final step's a bit of a swine if the subject's not all that familiar. One of those with a reasonably straightforward grid fill (with one...
19:10 Fri 02nd Mar 201271 answers, last by borealis 20:22 Sun 11th Mar 2012
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4178 Confused by Tea Leaves

Where is everybody? Posting somewhere else? What an intricate construction. I have been delighted by the subtlety of this and now have a full and functioning grid but I am wondering how it fulfilled...
23:26 Fri 24th Feb 201269 answers, last by Mysterons 21:30 Sat 10th Mar 2012
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marg14a

Dm Fri

Still struggling this late, help please 1a Wife and I had briefly gone off duck (7) W?D???? and 13a Gallery claims Sickert's first to show T?S?E and 16d Elusive gents skirts border S?I?P? (6) and 8d...
23:50 Fri 24th Feb 20127 answers, last by the_heisman 16:19 Sat 25th Feb 2012
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midazolam

Listener crossword 4177: Number Plates by Xanthippe

First numerical of 2012 and a fun puzzle. Looked daunting at first but it all fell into place with a fun ending Thanks Xanthippe...
21:41 Fri 17th Feb 201268 answers, last by geoff1955 08:33 Mon 27th Feb 2012
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trux

Listener 4175 : The Winning Line by Ozzie

Zany clues, almost laugh-a-minute stuff and a remarkable (and surprising) dénouement. Brought much needed mental warmth to the icy surroundings here. Terrific stuff, great fun and the best of...
21:09 Fri 03rd Feb 201271 answers, last by IainGrace 10:48 Sat 11th Feb 2012
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starwalker

Listener 4173 Bias by Zag

Well, that was an interesting workout and an area about which I previously knew absolutely nothing. Thanks for that Zag.
19:34 Fri 20th Jan 201257 answers, last by Stavrolex 00:13 Tue 24th Jan 2012
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trux

Listener 4169 : Seaside Shuffle by Monk

PDM at last! Having huffed and puffed, suddenly it dawned on me what it was all about. Of course, haven't actually finished it yet but wanted to get in early as never started this thread before....
20:17 Fri 23rd Dec 201156 answers, last by cookie 11:59 Wed 04th Jan 2012
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IainGrace

Saturday Times The Listener 4151 Friday August 19th 2011

Next thing you know, it'll be a numeric, partly in German.
16:37 Fri 19th Aug 20117 answers, last by tweaker 00:01 Sat 20th Aug 2011
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midazolam

Listener 4144: Location, Location, Location by Shackleton

Despite only solving 2 of Shackleton's puzzles before (the Jackson Pollock puzzle and the Morse code/Beethoven prize winning puzzle of last year), I have been eagerly awaiting the next. This does not...
21:12 Fri 01st Jul 201177 answers, last by easterfool 01:23 Mon 11th Jul 2011
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starwalker

Listener 4141 : Trailblazers by Dysart

Grid fill is proceding quite quickly and smoothly, especially when compared to last week. However, I know that this will rapidly slow down as I know nothing about either the two adversaries or the...
18:02 Fri 10th Jun 201184 answers, last by ichkeria 15:09 Tue 21st Jun 2011
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Zabadak

Listener 4140 "Jumping to Conclusion" by Sabre

Not even close yet: I have almost all the "outside" clues and most of the ones that start on the outside, but tracking them through the knight moves is pretty desperate at the moment. I'm...
22:33 Fri 03rd Jun 2011106 answers, last by the_heisman 23:14 Tue 14th Jun 2011
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AHearer

Listener 4139: An Unsettled Spell by Nutmeg

I spent a long time staring at a grid with the source filled in and a knowledge of the letters that had slipped before I started cracking the clues. Having basically solved it in the reverse order I...
22:06 Fri 27th May 2011111 answers, last by Philoctetes 19:37 Thu 09th Jun 2011

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