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Listener 4863 The Green Grass Don By Smudge

Phew. That was hard work. I thought the preamble was excellent: concise and precise. Well done to anyone who managed to cold solve all eight of the review clues. I managed a miserable four but... ...

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Listener 4862 The Bank Job By Apt.

I thought this was an excellent puzzle despite the theme dropping out very quickly. I loved the title! 20ac was a great clue. A yardstick for the ideal medium-level Listener. Thanks, Apt.

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Listener 4858 Lavish Border By Hawk

Gosh, that was quite a workout, Hawk. The clues were pretty evil! Fortunately, after solving just over half the clues 'cold' I was able to make progress with the grid and teased the remainder out... ...

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Listener 4856 If You Say So By Tuds

I thought the clues were tricky in places (in fact, I still have 31ac and 37dn to understand thoroughly). But what a pointless, strange endgame. The title, I guess, says it all. Thanks, Tuds.

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Listener 4855 Just The Job By Hedgehog

An excellent numerical with another amazing construction. The trickiest part was to find the first small batch of non-zero values. Thereafter I found it reasonably straightforward. No calculator... ...

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Listener 4852 Genius By Degen

Presumably a maiden puzzle by this setter. A decent offering with a few tricky clues. At one stage, I had six clues with removed words as I (wrongly) thought with a couple of them that the clue... ...

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Listener 4848 Return By Dysart

A cracking finish to a year of great puzzles. What a shame there will be no more Dysart puzzles. A fine setter.

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Listener 4846 Malined Work By Hypnos

An entertaining puzzle -- the clues were fun to solve. I thought it was generous to make 2ac relatively straightforward which proved very helpful in solving in a top-down fashion. I left the grid... ...

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Listener No. 4844 S And T By Aedites

I was hoping for something tougher this week. Most of the clues were of Telegraph difficulty. The theme was fairly obvious after solving a few clues. The PDM for the title was nice. Thanks, Aedites.

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Listener Crossword No. 4843 Excuses, Excuses By Nipper

A very clever puzzle with an amusing endgame. An easy start but the difficulty soon was stepped up. Some nice pieces of logic saved much unnecessary computation. Thanks, Nipper. I enjoyed the challenge.

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Listener 4839 Message By External

A neat puzzle. The song became apparent quite quickly and became an earworm thereafter. Many thanks, eXternal.

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Listener No.4837 Ott By [Tba]

Excellent, tough puzzle with some added humour. Happy to report I'm not at THAT stage yet. Thanks, [tba]

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Listener 4832 Summertime By Harribobs

A neat construction and there was a good variety of clues (a handful being quite tough). The endgame, alas, was a chore -- a nice idea though. Thanks, Harribobs.

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Listener No.4831 Free-For-All By Toffee

A relatively straightforward one this week -- from a new setter? Thanks, Toffee.

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Listener Crossword No. 4830 Take Two Or Three By Oyler

Quite a challenge to start with. Once a handful of entries were in the grid life became so much easier. Thanks, Oyler. I enjoyed it.

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Listener No.4825 Resolving Clashes By Raven

An excellent challenge. Some of the letters needed to form the across and down messages were difficult to spot. All scrupulously fair. The endgame was neat. Many thanks, Raven.

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Listener 4813 Disorderly Conduct By Colleague

I may have missed an existing thread. Apologies if I have but the search yields nothing. I thought this was a gentle solve; the clues were fairly straightforward, all being 'normal'. I liked the... ...

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Listener 4810 Cognitive Dissidence By Vagans

An interesting puzzle. Some of the adjusted theme words were, perhaps, slightly contrived. On the whole, I thought it was very entertaining. Many thanks, Vagans.

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Listener 4806 Second To Last By Karla

Mercifully, quite a straightforward one this week. Many thanks, Karla.

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Listener 4804 Bucking Convention By Flowerman

I thought the clues were set at the ideal level of difficulty -- difficult but not so fiendish as to lose the all-important enjoyment factor. The endgame is curious; no problem with the final bits... ...

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Listener 4863 The Green Grass Don By Smudge

Listener 4862 The Bank Job By Apt.

Listener 4858 Lavish Border By Hawk

Listener 4856 If You Say So By Tuds

Listener 4855 Just The Job By Hedgehog

Listener 4852 Genius By Degen

Listener 4848 Return By Dysart

Listener 4846 Malined Work By Hypnos

Listener No. 4844 S And T By Aedites

Listener Crossword No. 4843 Excuses, Excuses By Nipper

Listener 4839 Message By External

Listener No.4837 Ott By [Tba]

Listener 4832 Summertime By Harribobs

Listener No.4831 Free-For-All By Toffee

Listener Crossword No. 4830 Take Two Or Three By Oyler

Listener No.4825 Resolving Clashes By Raven

Listener 4813 Disorderly Conduct By Colleague

Listener 4810 Cognitive Dissidence By Vagans

Listener 4806 Second To Last By Karla

Listener 4804 Bucking Convention By Flowerman

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