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Listener 4103: Annual Turnover by Ragtag

Fairly straightforward debut by Ragtag this week. The basics of the theme we have seen in a listener a couple of years back as well as in the EV. I was wondering what the clashes had to do with it,...

dr b

Listener 4102 Something's Brewing by Poat

Do I get to call firsties this week? I thought this was a nice puzzle. It was a lot easier to get the keyword than I thought it might be, and once you have that everything falls into place pretty...

daagg

Listener 4101 - Primordial by Viking

Oh dear, that was far too easy! A quick trawl through my Dictionary of Interesting Numbers and a short jigsaw puzzle.

midazolam

Listener 4100: Table-turning by Kea

This is what the listener is all about. As soon as I saw Kea's name at the top I knew this was going to be good. This was a real challenge, the like we have been missing recently. Masterful...

midazolam

Listener 4097: Half-Thyme by Dipper

In a way typical of what we expect from Dipper, although harder than recent efforts. Initially a quick start developed into a much slower finish. I enjoyed tracking down the herbs but I thought the...

midazolam

Listener 4096: Some Assembly Required by Mr E

After part of the theme dawned on me half way through filling in the grid, i was thinking we were in for another stale ending. Luckily the ending took a fair amount of decoding, and it was very...

Zabadak

Listener 4085: Atom Smasher by Llig

Though there's another thread on on 4095, and I've contributed to it, this might help get the conversation started, though I suspect not a long one. There really isn't much to this (sorry Llig, and...

starwalker

Listener Crossword 4093 Times Group by Colleague

Another Friday, another Listener and another new setter (or is it). After a very straightforward grid fill, I shall now retire for a glass of something to consider the preamble. These easy fills are...

turnerjmw

Listener 4092 Misprinted Auditions by Bufo

An entertaining puzzle, much less difficult than it might appear at first glance. Thanks, Bufo

AHearer

Listener 4091: Mind the Gap by Calmac

Ruthrobin

Listener 4087 Double Shuffling and Dealing by Auctor

We have found the clues a step up in difficulty from previous ones and had to go to the Internet for the quotation. Certainly not a puzzle for newcomers this week!

midazolam

Listener 4085: If I've Told You Once... by Ploy

Ploy gave us a relatively straightforward but interesting grid with "Signal Boxes" and it is the same this week. In fact there is more in the grid than needs to be highlighted. A very...

Zabadak

Listener 4083: Not as Mad as It Sounds? by Bandmaster

At first the high proportion of short words is a bit daunting - but for the most part the clues are fair, even if in one instance a little vulgarity (in my and Chambers' opinion) creeps in. A good...

Zabadak

Listener Crossword 4082

This is a terrific technical challenge, with some fine and fair cluing. It made my head spin towards the end, and I suspect transcription into the final grid is going to be particularly prone to...

serpentinew

Listener 4081 Double Cross by Radix

Listener 4081 Double Cross by Radix - Two for the price of one this week. Certainly lives up to its title!

starwalker

Listener Crossword 4079

This week's offering is Sine Qua Non by Shackleton. No one should panic that I have finished it already - I've only just read the preamble and feel the need for a lie down in a darkened room. No doubt...

Zabadak

Listener 4078: The Fragmentation of Reality by Lavatch

This one's a gem: don't be put off by the complex instructions or that fearsome 65,536 possible combinations: It all comes out well in the end. Good, fair clues, some lovely PDM's, and a satisfying...

midazolam

Listener 4073: Quartet by MynoT

I think we have turned a corner in terms of difficulty. Another outstanding grid construction. The lack of unches made the task easier once the quotation was got, but the way it all tied in together...

daagg

Listener 4072 - The Isolated Word by Ten-Four

I won't get to do this very often, so I'm posting as I've finished already. It seemed unusually easy this week, though the end was quite fun.

starwalker

Listener crossword 4071

This week's offering is "Five Dots" by Franc, which feels somewhat reminiscent of one or two of his previous puzzles. More difficult than some of the recent offerings, but sound and...

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Listener 4103: Annual Turnover by Ragtag

Listener 4102 Something's Brewing by Poat

Listener 4101 - Primordial by Viking

Listener 4100: Table-turning by Kea

Listener 4097: Half-Thyme by Dipper

Listener 4096: Some Assembly Required by Mr E

Listener 4085: Atom Smasher by Llig

Listener Crossword 4093 Times Group by Colleague

Listener 4092 Misprinted Auditions by Bufo

Listener 4091: Mind the Gap by Calmac

Listener 4087 Double Shuffling and Dealing by Auctor

Listener 4085: If I've Told You Once... by Ploy

Listener 4083: Not as Mad as It Sounds? by Bandmaster

Listener Crossword 4082

Listener 4081 Double Cross by Radix

Listener Crossword 4079

Listener 4078: The Fragmentation of Reality by Lavatch

Listener 4073: Quartet by MynoT

Listener 4072 - The Isolated Word by Ten-Four

Listener crossword 4071

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