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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...
21:29 Fri 24th May 201354 answers, last by Cruciverbalist 20:26 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...
20:18 Fri 17th May 201357 answers, last by Alekhine 22:15 Tue 28th May 2013
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AndrewG-S

Listener 4241 Skippers By Ifor

I cannot find a thread for the puzzle so expect I will be redirected. I think I have this all completed although not 100% on the final step, so this needs a bit more thought. Spent ages on a huge...
21:59 Fri 10th May 201369 answers, last by Scree 21:30 Mon 20th May 2013
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trux

Listener Crossword 4240: Forlor By Nutmeg

Sheer joy! And wholly agree with her sentiments....skilfully put together, and with many a clever clue amongst them (particularly liked 32a and 17d). As ever, gridfill speeds up after PDM and with...
18:51 Fri 03rd May 201341 answers, last by EdgeofDarkness 18:51 Fri 10th May 2013
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dr b

Listener 4239 Laureate By Wasp

A fun puzzle, I thought. The theme was unknown to me, so some Googling once the message from the omitted letters was clear was needed. Wikipedia to the rescue. A little more work was needed to get all...
18:39 Fri 26th Apr 201364 answers, last by jim360 19:09 Sat 18th May 2013
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trux

Listener No 4237 Restitution By Schadenfreude

Very well crafted grid with some devilish elements. Clues not too difficult but quite a lot of cold solving required before one can start hazarding any sort of gridfill. Much enjoyed the PDM after...
18:59 Fri 12th Apr 201354 answers, last by LankyLanky 13:27 Thu 25th Apr 2013
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Ruthrobin

Listener No 4236 Oh No! Not Another Playfair, By Mordred

I usually hate playfairs, so what a joy to have this one with a difference. Thank you so much Mordred (for a nice easy solve, too, that will be perfect to welcome newcomers). Great fun!
16:35 Fri 05th Apr 201365 answers, last by IainGrace 20:42 Thu 11th Apr 2013
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AndrewG-S

Listener 4236 Oh No! Not Another Playfair By Mordred

Looked at the preamble and was rather excited about play fair which this turnout not to be. Good and challenging grid construction but nothing too taxing in the puzzle. But I have that nagging feeling...
17:01 Fri 05th Apr 20132 answers, last by roslyn251254 10:36 Wed 24th Apr 2013
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midazolam

Listener 4235 X And Y By Ron

What an excellent Listener. Thorough enjoyment from start to finish. Solid clues with a variety of straightforward and tricky ones. The grid fill looked tough at first with no entry greater than...
21:57 Fri 29th Mar 201351 answers, last by IainGrace 18:27 Tue 09th Apr 2013
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jockie

Listener 4228 : Detective Work By Ilver

Well, that was fun! Surely I'm not the first in the teatime club?
17:51 Fri 08th Feb 201353 answers, last by Scree 23:11 Fri 15th Feb 2013
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dr b

Ev 1056 Winter Festival By Kcit

So tired of seeing this theme again and again and again............ 1a revealed quickly, so I figured this would be a piece of cake, and the top was indeed quick; got bogged down in the bottom half...
15:29 Sun 03rd Feb 201315 answers, last by slaney 09:37 Wed 06th Feb 2013
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trux

Listener 4227: 42 By Xanthippe

Well, that was quite a workout!! Scant help from the preamble made for tricky end-game even after sussing what the 42 were. Not a subject I know anything about so cannot comment on the specific...
21:30 Fri 01st Feb 201359 answers, last by turast 03:02 Sat 09th Feb 2013
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tenflags

Listener 4225 Innings / Outings By Mohawk

With seemingly no-one yet posting I thought I would have some fun as I have not started a thread before. Some clues a lot trickier than recent weeks given the varying clue options etc., I'm only about...
01:12 Sat 19th Jan 201366 answers, last by contendo 14:56 Thu 24th Jan 2013
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Ruthrobin

Listener No 4224 How To ----- By Colleague

Another gentle grid fill to start off the year. We have just had the pdm and are happily checking the endgame in Brewer. Thank you, Colleague!
18:36 Fri 11th Jan 201374 answers, last by crosswhit99 13:25 Sat 19th Jan 2013
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4223 Two Names By Verbascum

A Happy New Year to all. What a pleasant and gentle start to the year! The theme appeared early and we have thoroughly enjoyed this. We haven't quite finished but progress is regular and speedy.
17:34 Fri 04th Jan 201380 answers, last by olichant 19:09 Sun 13th Jan 2013
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4220 27 By Mango

With an almost full grid, we have to stop and be entertained. This has been extremely enjoyable so far with Mango's usual impeccable cluing. We still have the thematic pdm to come (but an idea of it)....
19:09 Fri 28th Dec 20124 answers, last by SethMould 10:34 Sat 29th Dec 2012
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djawhufc

Spectator 2093

Hi all Normal service resumed. This should make a change from Turkey and Xmas pud. Enjoy DJA...
06:23 Fri 28th Dec 201212 answers, last by Cruciverbalist 21:54 Thu 10th Jan 2013
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TheBear69

Listener 4221 - In Season By Lavatch

What a masterful construction by Lavatch...This could be the puzzle of the year. I found the clues to be highly challenging; figuring out the quotation and author certainly helped with the final third...
09:05 Sat 22nd Dec 201249 answers, last by Cruciverbalist 21:03 Mon 07th Jan 2013
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Upstart

Polymath 689

Surely in 28down Saitama is already the capital of that prefecture on Honshu! I have "U?a?a" which I reckon is either "Uwada" or "Uyama", neither of which quite fits geographically! Help please....
19:20 Sat 22nd Dec 20123 answers, last by Upstart 19:54 Sat 22nd Dec 2012
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TheBear69

Listener 4218 - System Analysts by Stick Insect

I feel this is an extraordinary feat, especially constructing clues which are valid cryptic clues AND provide all of the thematic hints; the end result is a thing of beauty. On the other hand, I doubt...
18:23 Fri 30th Nov 201245 answers, last by jim360 12:47 Wed 05th Dec 2012

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