Listener 4484 Quiet Guests By Schadenfreude

[Hagen]

An absolutely first-rate puzzle to start the year. I felt smug having got the basis of the theme from the first "crowded cell" I came across along with the title, but then there was the small matter of solving the clues to be dealt with. And what clues!

They were tough but fair, giving the feeling that enlightenment was just round the corner and nary a trace of slog. Excellent surface readings too. Pure joy when the instruction for replacement revealed itself to show why only some thematic material had been included.

A testament to why Schadenfreude is rightly considered to be one of the best in the business.

[icynorth]

True, but then again, the British kind doesn’t refer to its members in this way at all.

[Alekhine]

Isn't the subset simply one that can be described by the chosen hidden message?

[icynorth]

Well, yes, but maybe I was expecting some sort of connection between the message and the medium.