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upsetter

Listener 4534 - A Secret Unlocked By Harribobs

Satisfying grid fill and and an interesting theme identified which we are struggling to implement. Thanks Harribobs....
13:11 Sat 22nd Dec 201815 answers, last by Hagen 07:07 Sat 29th Dec 2018
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Philoctetes

Listener 4533 - Telling Lies

I stared at this for a while until my brain clicked into the style of cluing - and then it poured out in a rush. Some neat cluing, some simple. And the end game was amusing. Less of a chore than the...
21:06 Fri 14th Dec 201813 answers, last by Scorpius 06:40 Tue 18th Dec 2018
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emcee

Listener Crossword No 4532 How? By Twin

Another tough puzzle but not as bad as last week's by a long chalk. Once the entry method had been deduced it was much easier to make progress; initially I spent much time staring at the clues without...
21:00 Fri 07th Dec 201811 answers, last by icynorth 18:27 Mon 17th Dec 2018
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Hagen

Listener 4531 Superpower By Shenanigans

I hope nobody minds me starting the ball rolling again. Nice unambiguous ending this week, but rather too much cold solving needed before any sort of grid fill could be attempted. I'll be interested...
15:31 Sat 01st Dec 201815 answers, last by IainGrace 19:32 Fri 07th Dec 2018
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kdgs2

Listener 4526 Quads Iii By Shark

One word: wow! This was an incredible construction on a par with the original Quads from 2015. The subterfuge of the mutilated definitions was a new one for me, and each stage of solving was a...
22:53 Fri 26th Oct 201813 answers, last by Warden 16:59 Sun 04th Nov 2018
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IainGrace

Listener Crossword 4525

Relatively gentle due to clues not being too demanding. For the avoidance of doubt (as retired lawyers say), each entry begins at its numbered cell.
18:42 Fri 19th Oct 201811 answers, last by IainGrace 18:42 Mon 22nd Oct 2018
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upsetter

Listener 4522 - August Break By Aedites

A faultless introductory Listener crossword but with enough to keep us old lags happy. Thanks Aedites....
17:33 Fri 28th Sep 20187 answers, last by IainGrace 17:22 Mon 01st Oct 2018
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Alekhine

Listener 4521: Translate Into Spanish By Cagey

One of the best of the year so far for me. Some wonderful clues, some easy clues and an endgame that kept on giving.
21:06 Fri 21st Sep 20189 answers, last by IainGrace 21:30 Thu 27th Sep 2018
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Alekhine

Listener No. 4520: My Retirement Plan By Artix

I enjoyed the endgame a little more than the puzzle. Some slightly weak clues, I thought, but the finish was a delight.
20:49 Fri 14th Sep 201814 answers, last by AHearer 18:42 Fri 12th Oct 2018
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Flocker14

Listener 4517 - In Transit By Agricola

This was less fearsome than the preamble suggested it was going to be. All done and dusted apart from seeing how the switching of letter and symbol works - I'll leave that till tomorrow. An odd...
20:25 Fri 24th Aug 201814 answers, last by olichant 08:02 Wed 29th Aug 2018
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emcee

Listener Crossword 4513 Lost In Translation By Ottorino

A gentler one this week after last week's humdinger. I enjoyed this; the penny drop and endgame was quite satisfying so thanks to Ottorino. Thanks also for educating me with something I never knew...
18:04 Fri 27th Jul 201825 answers, last by vetuste_ennemi 23:43 Sun 29th Jul 2018
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Flocker14

Listener 4512

Have finished this more or less and very fine it is too - except that I'm left with several ambiguous cells and no indication that I can see on how to resolve this. The subject of line 2 also eludes...
00:21 Sat 21st Jul 201813 answers, last by IainGrace 17:24 Wed 25th Jul 2018
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starwalker

Listener 4500 : What Have We Come To By Kea

I shuddered when I saw the name of the setter and I was totally wrong. This puzzle is extremely approachable and I felt that the clues were very generous at times. A newcomer should not be afraid of...
17:44 Fri 27th Apr 201815 answers, last by sunny-dave 13:04 Fri 04th May 2018
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emcee

Listener Crossword 4499 Silent Movie By Elfman

I haven't been able to find another thread so here goes ... I thought this was quite a straightforward offering this week; the clues didn't take too long to solve. There will be some argument about...
18:31 Fri 20th Apr 201818 answers, last by sunny-dave 10:33 Fri 04th May 2018
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kdgs2

Listener 4498 - Name That Tune By The Ace Of Hearts

Normally I'm a bit wary of circular grids, but with some fortunate early clue solves I stumbled on the theme, including all of the message from the hidden letters. It's an understatement to say that...
00:57 Sat 14th Apr 201823 answers, last by sunny-dave 10:29 Fri 04th May 2018
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olichant

Listener 4493 - Devilry By Nutmeg

All done (bar, if I'm honest, resolving one PD clue, albeit I am certain of the entry). I found the gridfill pretty tough going and, to my surprise, the PD clues seemed to fall more easily than the...
19:56 Fri 09th Mar 201820 answers, last by 12barblues 15:50 Sun 18th Mar 2018
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lyrabelacqua

Listener 4492 Mad Tom's Traps

Took a while to pursue this, and I wasn't sure of it until the end, but I have now caught all the elusive quarries.
19:30 Fri 02nd Mar 201819 answers, last by olichant 05:20 Mon 05th Mar 2018
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lyrabelacqua

Listener 4489 Ocean-Going Vessel

Am I truly first? Loved this one, and have just finally nailed my last replacement. Quick, but very clever.
18:41 Fri 09th Feb 201826 answers, last by Cruncher 19:33 Tue 13th Feb 2018
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IainGrace

Listener 4486: In Self-Defence

An entertaining puzzle, using a mix of familiar cryptic techniques. We were perhaps fortunate in identifying the run of correct letters after solving about a dozen or so clues.
20:38 Fri 19th Jan 201823 answers, last by Hagen 13:02 Tue 23rd Jan 2018
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Alekhine

Listener 4485: Mixed Emotions

Hmm. Mixed emotions for me. An intriguing effort that revealed itself fairly quickly. Not enamoured with 22A, 28D or 31D....
20:32 Fri 12th Jan 201828 answers, last by olichant 12:09 Wed 17th Jan 2018

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