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emcee

Listener 4316: Delightful Punishment By Mynot

I've searched using several keywords but can't find another thread so ... This was a rewarding puzzle: once the penny drops you think, "yes, of course; why didn't I spot that earlier?" Many thanks...
20:17 Fri 17th Oct 201430 answers, last by IainGrace 19:42 Wed 22nd Oct 2014
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Ruthrobin

Listener No 4314 Renewable Energy By 'eck

What a brilliant use of the circular grid. This has been a remarkable piece of compiling and an extremely difficult puzzle which became easier as we progressed (suddenly dramatically so!)....
20:11 Fri 03rd Oct 201439 answers, last by olichant 13:01 Thu 09th Oct 2014
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starwalker

Listener Crossword 4307 - Spiral Of Salami And Walnuts By Wan

What a delight, on another theme about which I was previously ignorant. Would have been much tougher without the generosity of the setter. Particularly liked 33 down. Thanks Wan....
18:34 Fri 15th Aug 201440 answers, last by quarrel 00:53 Fri 29th Aug 2014
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trux

Listener Crossword No 4301 It's Over Here! By Jago

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...
16:31 Fri 04th Jul 201466 answers, last by Oyler 13:28 Thu 10th Jul 2014
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Ruthrobin

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Oh what a challenging one. I don't know how anyone gets to the full grid (as we have just done) without the help of devices. Now we are enjoying sorting out the godly mix up. Many thanks, Stick Insect...
21:43 Fri 20th Jun 201442 answers, last by JackDeCrow 08:40 Fri 27th Jun 2014
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emcee

Listener 4291: Maxon By Schadenfreude

Luckily I spotted what had to be done fairly quickly -- a device regular solvers will have met before. This assisted in solving some tough clues. Slightly underwhelming, feeling a little...
18:39 Fri 25th Apr 201434 answers, last by borealis 16:08 Tue 29th Apr 2014
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emcee

Listener 4286 No Robbery! By Radix

Searching this site hasn't found any other threads for this puzzle, so here goes! I thought this was the toughest puzzle for some time. It took me several hours last night before the penny finally...
11:14 Sat 22nd Mar 201471 answers, last by IainGrace 12:51 Sat 29th Mar 2014
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BobHWW

Listener 4279 Hellside By External

Nice gentle cluing from eXternal - first Listener I think. This will be a good starter for new or newish solvers but shouldn't detain the regulars for too long. All definitions sorted, just a bit of...
19:22 Fri 31st Jan 201456 answers, last by Scree 15:09 Mon 10th Feb 2014
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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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AHearer

Listener No 4266 Special Protection By Dysart

Not too hard a ride this week, but fun nevertheless. Thanks, Dysart....
19:01 Fri 01st Nov 201324 answers, last by Contrarian 20:20 Sun 03rd Nov 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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starwalker

Listener Crossword 4262 - One Across By Mr Magoo

Was a bit upset to have to put the latest Magpie (plug, plug) aside, but lo and behold - it's a Magoo ! With just a couple of clues to go, the light has dawned and the penny has hit the ground. Just a...
17:43 Fri 04th Oct 201348 answers, last by the_heisman 13:39 Fri 11th 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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trux

Listener 4258 Lassoed By Hotspur

Somewhat surprised not to see another post earlier than this. Finished some time ago. Gridfill relatively swift, some of misprints quite hard to spot, but made early (correct) stab at title and then...
21:42 Fri 06th Sep 201333 answers, last by IainGrace 09:54 Sat 14th 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 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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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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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...
22:59 Fri 10th May 201369 answers, last by Scree 22:30 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...
19:51 Fri 03rd May 201341 answers, last by EdgeofDarkness 19:51 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...
19:39 Fri 26th Apr 201364 answers, last by jim360 20:09 Sat 18th May 2013

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