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Listener 4226 Polar By Kea

Not nearly as difficult as in recent weeks but very enjoyable - I may have laughed out loud when the penny dropped. Merci M. Kea.
17:43 Fri 25th Jan 201339 answers, last by magichour 21:28 Thu 31st Jan 2013
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Ev 1048 Missing Title By Nutmeg

A fine puzzle which elicited a gruckle (groan + chuckle) at the final PDM. The method of entry for the 24 was fairly easily discovered and a lucky/inspired Google search led right to 11d and the...
14:59 Sun 09th Dec 201221 answers, last by Cans414 22:16 Sun 16th Dec 2012
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Jimi Hendrix would have been 70 today

What if he had lived? Would he be touring on the oldies circuit? Would he have been the 6th Traveling Wilbury? Would he have been a "guest artist" on the Stones current tour? One can only...
18:22 Tue 27th Nov 201210 answers, last by Mick-Talbot 17:00 Fri 30th Nov 2012
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Laptop has stopped connecting to wireless network

I have a Dell laptop running Windows 7, and a Linksys router for wireless access. Everything was fine until about a week ago (by which I mean the laptop would detect the wireless signal and connect to...
20:30 Mon 27th Aug 201212 answers, last by dr b 16:52 Tue 28th Aug 2012
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EV Single Shot by kcit

I found it very difficult to get a toehold into this one, given the mix of clue types. I think I had one grid entry after 15 minutes. But, plugging away finally paid off once the theme was revealed. A...
13:56 Sun 12th Aug 20127 answers, last by ringer 09:27 Sat 18th Aug 2012
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EV 1025 13 Down by Kcit

Fun puzzle. Very clever to find 5 pairs of words that provide the thematic material in such an appropriate way. Huzzah for Kcit! Heading towards 102 today, so it's cooling off some ;( Still no rain in...
13:40 Sun 01st Jul 201234 answers, last by devadolly 10:52 Fri 06th Jul 2012
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Levon Helm

Passed away today at 71.
22:20 Thu 19th Apr 20123 answers, last by pastafreak 16:54 Fri 20th Apr 2012
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EV 1012 Drab Cops by Nudd

Hello N&Cers, took a long time for the PDM on this one, but well worth the wait, I thought. A very nice twist to the 12 clues. Thanks for the workout, Nudd.
13:56 Sun 01st Apr 201225 answers, last by slaney 06:38 Fri 06th Apr 2012
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EV 1009 Rash by Kcit

Quite a challenging puzzle this week, between extra letters, clashes and redundant definitions - and one completely normal clue. An inspired guess at the 11-letter across led me to the quote and lots...
15:37 Sun 11th Mar 201223 answers, last by devadolly 10:19 Fri 16th Mar 2012
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EV 1003 Identity Crisis by 1A/44A

a.k.a., "Look at ME!!!!" says the setter. One of the harder EVs of late, certainly harder than this week's Listener. i was unsure of the last part of the preamble till the very end, but sure...
15:35 Sun 29th Jan 201221 answers, last by Christiana 17:28 Sat 04th Feb 2012
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Happy 63rd Mick Taylor

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14:16 Tue 17th Jan 20121 answer, last by andy-hughes 17:18 Tue 17th Jan 2012
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RIP Hubert Sumlin

A blues great.
22:07 Mon 05th Dec 20111 answer, last by Headbanger 12:25 Tue 06th Dec 2011
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EV 996 Medium Rare by Jaques

Nice puzzle, certainly an impressive grid construction. It took a while for the penny to drop, so for a while I was baffled by answers that seemed right but didn't seem to fit! Finally getting the...
15:43 Sun 04th Dec 20119 answers, last by novalis 19:01 Fri 09th Dec 2011
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Listener 4165, Variation on a Theme by Nibor

Not much here to cause any grief this week, I think. Not too high on the difficulty scale, but enjoyable anyway. Now I have no excuses for the afternoon and will be forced to finally clean out my...
17:27 Fri 25th Nov 201194 answers, last by ichkeria 09:21 Wed 07th Dec 2011
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EV 993 Mind the Gap by Ifor

A fine puzzle, although a lot of cold solving required before you can really get going. Getting the 10 & 11 letter words helps a lot. Clever of Ifor to include 2 grid numbers as part of the...
14:04 Sun 13th Nov 20114 answers, last by kayakamina 08:35 Tue 15th Nov 2011
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EV 991 To Horse by MynoT

One of the harder EVs of late, I think, harder for me than Listener this week. I have a full grid but enough uncertainty about the extra letters that I have no idea yet as to the quote or author....
15:42 Sun 30th Oct 20118 answers, last by x_word_fan 18:57 Tue 01st Nov 2011
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EV 989 Problem by Samuel

A nice workout, a puzzle full of.... oh, I don't know what. Certainly, I had 21a and the quote long before working out all the clues, and worked backwards to find all the extra letters/words. But, a...
13:48 Sun 16th Oct 201111 answers, last by Alan7777 09:39 Fri 21st Oct 2011
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EV 988 Pairs by Oxymoron

What a nice puzzle. Very clever way of handling the themed entries, with some pop culture references not normally seen in these sorts of puzzles. Good fun.
15:12 Sun 09th Oct 201119 answers, last by DocHH 13:54 Fri 14th Oct 2011
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RIP Steve Jobs

Passed away tonight, aged 56.
00:19 Thu 06th Oct 20119 answers, last by wildwood 20:15 Thu 06th Oct 2011
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EV 980 Balancing Acts by Nudd

Greetings from across the briny. This was a fine puzzle with plenty of thematic material to keep you busy. I must say I had a hard time tracking down a few of the components of the 4 down clues,...
17:05 Sun 14th Aug 201121 answers, last by Christiana 08:13 Thu 18th Aug 2011

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