Listener 4799 Don't Get 'Em Wrong! By Ploy

[emcee]

No thread appears to have been started, which is a surprise.

I thought this puzzle was exceptionally neat. Some nice clues too.

Many thanks, Ploy.

[midgler]

I agree. A steady solve with new revelations throughout and a lovely symmetrical and unambiguous ending.  Thanks Ploy

[upsetter]

Far from an easy solve.

We were charmed but somewhat confused by the puzzle's lack of conclusion.

Thanks, Ploy.

[HawkCrossword]

I thought this was exceptional from a setter's perspective. It's rare that I get through a puzzle, then tot up all the extra/removed letters and find that everything fits exactly. It's a high-quality puzzle. I don't agree about the lack of conclusion: the grid-fill demands it. 

I'm also unsure how exactly it was set. Many thanks, Ploy!

[Cruncher]

A satisfyingly self-contained puzzle. Nice, once in a while, to have a puzzle that doesn't require endless internet searches.

[Philoctetes]

I agree that the puzzling aspects and construction were good. But the theme is utterly abstruse. I can find a solution that satisfies the rubic and clues, but no connection between two parts of the endgame and the third. Probably obvious to those for whom it is obvious!

[borealis]

Interesting comments here; unlike Philoctetes, I found connections between the endgames straightforward, but with a full grid am still puzzling over two of the clues!  Enjoyed this a lot.  After a fairly easy start, progressively more difficulty. A very nice checking mechanism allowed a couple of abiguity resolutions.  Thanks, Ploy.