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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...
10:14 Sat 22nd Mar 201471 answers, last by IainGrace 11:51 Sat 29th Mar 2014
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trux

Listener Crossword No 4280 Face Off By Bero

Another rather gentle exercise with easier than normal clues (perhaps perforce) and a not too complex endgame, neatly tieing up all of the thematic material. Will be interesting to see how solvers...
17:29 Fri 07th Feb 201462 answers, last by crosswhit99 15:29 Sat 15th Feb 2014
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TheBear69

Listener 4273 - Conflict By Pointer

Thanks, Pointer, for an absolutely superb Listener. Maybe POTY......
19:11 Fri 20th Dec 201362 answers, last by sunny-dave 22:36 Fri 27th Dec 2013
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Ruthrobin

Listener No 4264 Commission By Aedites

What a pleasure to have a theme that yielded itself so nicely without a fearsome final grid staring process. Of course we have had to resist the urge to insert the correct letters and it has been...
16:18 Fri 18th Oct 201334 answers, last by tramart 11:36 Fri 25th Oct 2013
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dr b

Listener 4253 All Change By Dilwitch

I can certainly appreciate the masterful job of constructing the puzzle, but this one ranked low on the fun-o-meter for me. No pennies to drop or endgame to solve, so it was just a matter of slogging...
19:43 Fri 02nd Aug 201335 answers, last by IainGrace 23:15 Thu 08th Aug 2013
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trux

Listener No 4252 Carte Blanche By Lavatch

Wowee! Amazing stuff, but really hard to fathom initially and then, and then...all of it starts to fall into place ... pause ... think again ... think again ... Eureka!! A joy, Mr Lavatch. Many, many...
11:08 Sat 27th Jul 201351 answers, last by IainGrace 18:36 Wed 07th 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...
19:00 Fri 14th Jun 201341 answers, last by Postigod 08:51 Mon 01st Jul 2013
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4238 Typtoing In Grammar's Footsteps

This has be tremendous fun. Many thank Jaques, I too is typtoing in grammar's footstep's. (Actually finding the message about what solver's mus't do symmetrically helped enormous - smile!)
17:26 Fri 19th Apr 201355 answers, last by IainGrace 10:09 Sat 27th Apr 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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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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Ruthrobin

Listener 4234 9 To 5 By Zag

Sheer joy from start to finish. What a splendid original idea. We had to be really organised to keep track of those different types of clue but have loved this solve. Thank you Zag!
17:29 Fri 22nd Mar 201352 answers, last by jim360 19:48 Tue 02nd Apr 2013
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starwalker

Listener 4231 - Vera By Elfman

After last week's toughie, I was hoping for an easy ride this week - especially as we are off on holiday very soon. So, my heart sank when I saw this mixture of truths, half truths and lies. Probably...
18:45 Fri 01st Mar 201340 answers, last by JenniferGlroai 18:38 Mon 25th Mar 2013
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trux

Listener No 4230 Elm By Quinapalus

Whilst one might argue about some of the clueing, and several ambiguities in extra letter(s), there is no doubt whatsoever that the endgame is most elegant. A real tough test, just about worth the...
22:29 Fri 22nd Feb 201358 answers, last by teuchter2 12:57 Mon 04th Mar 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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Texasetes

Listener 4222 - 27 By Mango

A very entertaining puzzle which I couldn't put down: a nicely cryptic preamble, some tricky (but fair) clues, an excellent grid and an endgame which had me beaming. The general theme became apparent...
04:38 Sat 29th Dec 201267 answers, last by NickorWan 09:19 Sun 20th 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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Ruthrobin

Listener 4220 Falsehoods By Aedites

Of course, I should have put the title too! Great fun this!
16:47 Fri 14th Dec 201256 answers, last by jim360 10:42 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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Ruthrobin

Listener 4217 Absolutely Pointless by Waterloo

A highly entertaining gridfill this week (I am struggling over the last two squares - cells, whatever) and wondering whether there is a further pdm to come - though it is difficult to see how anything...
21:18 Fri 23rd Nov 201240 answers, last by Alekhine 22:03 Sat 01st Dec 2012
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Ruthrobin

Listener No 4215 Getting in Shape by Rood

Another cracker! We thought this was wonderful but how very tough. Obviously the editors are getting their own back on those who whinged that last week's lovely creation was too easy. We had pdm after...
20:08 Fri 09th Nov 201261 answers, last by ichkeria 15:39 Wed 21st Nov 2012

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