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jim360

Listener Crossword No 4274 -- Sonamb By Porlock

A very pleasant way to end the year. Grid is chock-full of thematic material, and despite the multiple gimmicks it wasn't too difficult to break into the clues, probably a few very generous ones to...
19:55 Fri 27th Dec 201347 answers, last by Scorpius 09:46 Tue 31st Dec 2013
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TheBear69

Listener 4273 - Conflict By Pointer

Thanks, Pointer, for an absolutely superb Listener. Maybe POTY......
20:11 Fri 20th Dec 201362 answers, last by sunny-dave 23:36 Fri 27th Dec 2013
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TheBear69

Listener 4272 - Bun Fight By Kea

Thanks for a good challenge, Kea. It was a nice challenge to determine the answers that had extra letters and not easy to get the two items from the extra letters. I am a bit concerned about what I...
19:43 Fri 13th Dec 201353 answers, last by Cruncher 17:39 Fri 20th Dec 2013
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trux

Listener Crossword No 4267 German Serial Composition By Quinapalus

Certainly this theme was something new to me, and I am not sure that I understand all of its nuances but have managed to complete the final grid even so. Some very deft touches in both the clues and...
20:04 Fri 08th Nov 201342 answers, last by JackDeCrow 17:08 Thu 14th Nov 2013
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Ripper

Inquisitor 1305

I've filled in the grid (and spotted many references to the milestone) I've got the rhetorical question. But now I'm completely stuck! "each of four answers describes a pair of others etc....." I've...
14:15 Sun 27th Oct 201344 answers, last by Ornis 13:08 Wed 30th Oct 2013
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AHearer

Listener No 4265 Ability By Kruger

Again, not too tricky. I admit, though, to having got the word from the quotation rather than by more direct means, and I should go back and check where two of the letters came from. Thanks, Kruger....
18:11 Fri 25th Oct 201321 answers, last by sunny-dave 17:32 Tue 29th Oct 2013
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trux

Listener Crossword 4263 Coordinates By Sabre

Have mixed feelings about this as some elements are truly very fine indeed but there seem to be a few inconsistencies in the details. For a long while, I imagined something more magnificent (maybe...
21:59 Fri 11th Oct 201332 answers, last by Staurologist 13:52 Fri 18th Oct 2013
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djawhufc

Magpie

Hi I've recently started doing The Listener and was wondering about subscribing to The Magpie. Is it worth joining? Thanks DJA...
13:41 Fri 11th Oct 20134 answers, last by TheBear69 00:44 Sat 12th Oct 2013
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BobHWW

Listener 4261 Chefs By Cubic

A nice gentle solve after last week's rather tough one. Sneaky title!
18:37 Fri 27th Sep 201353 answers, last by Postigod 20:00 Sat 05th Oct 2013
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perseverer

Listener 4260 Nuts And Bolts By Mango

Grid just about filled - theme understood - now I just have to make proper sense of the preamble! Well worth persevering!...
12:02 Sat 21st Sep 201361 answers, last by IainGrace 20:22 Sat 28th Sep 2013
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jim360

Ev Sunday Telegraph Enigmatic Variations 1089 -Choreography By Kea

Kea is one of my favourite setters and this one is a delight. Took me a while to see what was going on, but once it all clicked it was well worth the wait. Thanks Kea!!
12:09 Sun 22nd Sep 201313 answers, last by TheBear69 06:52 Mon 23rd Sep 2013
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olichant

Listener 4256 - Boxes By Radix

Oh my goodness. What an incredible feat from Radix. I have not been able to put this down since I got a foothold in - the construction, symmetry and elegance make the mind boggle. I am slightly...
02:55 Sat 24th Aug 201352 answers, last by borealis 18:22 Sun 01st Sep 2013
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Alekhine

Listener 4254 (Political Correctness Gone Mad By Waterloo)

Almost midnight and no thread yet? Something wrong, surely? This wasn't that hard....
23:47 Fri 09th Aug 201339 answers, last by IainGrace 15:34 Sun 18th Aug 2013
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trux

Listener No 4252 Carte Blanche By Lavatch

Wowee! Amazing stuff, but really hard to fathom initially and then, and then...all of it starts to fall into place ... pause ... think again ... think again ... Eureka!! A joy, Mr Lavatch. Many, many...
12:08 Sat 27th Jul 201351 answers, last by IainGrace 19:36 Wed 07th Aug 2013
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trux

Listener Crossword No 4246 Construction By Shackleton

As one would expect, this turned out to be a real star turn. Amazing grid construction which all works out oh so beautifully. Not as fearsome as one might think at the outset, but still most...
20:00 Fri 14th Jun 201341 answers, last by Postigod 09:51 Mon 01st Jul 2013
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4245 Ghost Story By Plinth

Surely I am not the first to post? This has been delightful all the way through and I just laughed out loud at the help the Internet gave me. Great fun, thank you, Plinth.
18:28 Fri 07th Jun 201352 answers, last by IainGrace 22:44 Sat 15th Jun 2013
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Twit-Who

Ev -Sunday Telegraph Enigmatic Variations 1072 May 26Th 2013 -Companions By Wiglaf

Not a subject I know anything about (or want to) but Google to the rescue. On reading the preamble I felt a warm glow when I saw that highlighting was required this week. Not feeling so confident now...
13:05 Sun 26th May 201323 answers, last by crosswhit99 20:28 Wed 12th Jun 2013
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Zabadak

Listener 4244 At Spes Non Fracta By Chalicea

Persuaded out of a Listener sabbatical by the early posting on the website, I worked my way through this (thankfully) relatively straightforward issue at a steady pace and with just enough enthusiasm....
13:21 Fri 31st May 201340 answers, last by tramart 13:42 Thu 06th Jun 2013
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dr b

Listener 4243 Pipes By Samuel

Quite a doozy this week but very enjoyable. Not necessary, of course, but I made copious use of the LEN, MID and VLOOKUP functions in Excel to count string lengths, pick out the Nth letter of the...
22:29 Fri 24th May 201354 answers, last by Cruciverbalist 21:26 Thu 06th Jun 2013
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jim360

Listener Crossword 4242: Killer Queen By Gwizardry

At times this was deeply frustrating -- after making a lot of progress all at once I lost track of what I knew and what I didn't. Eventually managed to make the breakthrough once I made use of a real...
21:18 Fri 17th May 201357 answers, last by Alekhine 23:15 Tue 28th May 2013

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