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Listener Crossword No 4301 It's Over Here! By Jago
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Have just taken up my £1 special offer for first month of my Times subscription, and do hope I shall get better value for money in the coming weeks. I regret to say that this is just not up to Listener standard. Apologies to Jago for being so blunt, but seriously ...
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Sorry, but this is ridiculous. Pity the theme was not the Caucus Race. Of course we should be grateful to all setters for the time and care they put in. We well remember weeks going by at a time with hardly any clues solved and accept that introductory Listeners are a good thing. But this would do nothing to introduce the solver to even last week's puzzle, which set an appropriate minimum standard for that purpose. IOHO the newbug would be more likely to think that the Listener is a Torygraph with extra hints. Will retract but only if so directed by Zabadak.
Pleasant enough, but not much of a challenge. Around 30 minutes to complete this on the 'bus ride home. It got me thinking though. Some time ago (20, 25 years ago?) there was a Listener in which the entries were missing words in a narrative that described the/a Boat Race. These narrative-style crosswords have always been rare, I think, but nowadays, we simply don't seem to be offered them at all. A pity, since they add variety. So, a challenge for composers!
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