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Listener 4753 19 Down By Hedge-Sparrow

What an enchanting and rewarding puzzle. Thanks, Hedge-sparrow....
19:24 Fri 03rd Mar 202310 answers, last by Scorpius 15:31 Sun 05th Mar 2023
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icynorth

Listener Crossword No 4595 Equality By Elap

Am I the first? I’m simply astounded by the result. Number theory is just an amazing thing to delve - thanks Elap. And a decent pen/paper/calculator one, too! Although my final checking was reliant...
19:10 Sat 22nd Feb 202012 answers, last by logophile 14:39 Fri 28th Feb 2020
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Cruncher

Listener Crossword 4585 - In This World Of Sin... By Pointer

Well- halfway stage for me. An seemingly impenetrable grid fill has finally fallen into place and I have four spare words to play with but not a lot of idea of what happens next. Hmmm
14:32 Sat 14th Dec 201910 answers, last by IainGrace 18:51 Wed 18th Dec 2019
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Alekhine

Listener 4582: Full Steam Ahead

No-one here? Oh my! Lots of opportunities to go wrong, but a nice work out. Don't you just love the numericals?...
23:56 Fri 22nd Nov 201917 answers, last by logophile 14:29 Thu 28th Nov 2019
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emcee

Listener 4477 Word Squares By Elap

Hmm... I have the values of all but five variables but now find one of them has to be 100. Does anyone know if there are any misprints as all the other values 'hang together'. Nothing on The Listener...
20:45 Fri 17th Nov 201728 answers, last by Mysterons 10:14 Wed 22nd Nov 2017
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crosswhit99

Please Can We Ban ...

(iv) clues containing compound anagrams that omit the second anagram indicator. Consider this recent example from an experienced setter: Corral terrible reptilian - no pet (4,2) Without the second...
10:54 Sat 05th Nov 201623 answers, last by crosswhit99 21:41 Fri 30th Aug 2019
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crosswhit99

Please Can We Ban .....

(ii) the continuing overuse of hackneyed devices In the second of an occasional series of things setters could avoid using, does anyone have other examples of wordplay devices that could do with a...
11:32 Wed 28th Sep 201616 answers, last by crosswhit99 10:53 Mon 22nd May 2017
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Trapper

You Magazine

Help with the last one please. 11a Project,undertaking...
08:45 Sun 10th Apr 20164 answers, last by Trapper 09:00 Sun 10th Apr 2016
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midazolam

Listener Crosswordno 4391: 22Ses Square By Tibea

Lovely puzzle by the Listener editors (Tiburon and Kea). Impressive to think these excerpts were published in the paper. I was thinking as I was solving it that I am still in need of a cryptic clue,...
18:46 Fri 25th Mar 201636 answers, last by tbayliss 00:50 Sun 03rd Apr 2016
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AHearer

Listener No 4369: Golf... By Xanthippe

The grid fill was not as hard as I had expected, as spotting the treatment of the holes was a great help. I'm sure I'll have mucked up the last step, however, as i'm in the "good walk ruined" camp....
16:54 Fri 23rd Oct 201535 answers, last by petefoxes 13:31 Sun 01st Nov 2015
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jim360

Listener Crossword No 4368 -- The Name Of The Game By Harribobs

The preamble was enough for an early PDM, although I've not actually played the game properly before. Then it was a relatively speedy gridfill before I nervously attempted the endgame, dreading the...
16:28 Fri 16th Oct 201548 answers, last by IainGrace 17:28 Fri 23rd Oct 2015
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crosswhit99

Lax Clueing

Musical sign could be left of centre (5,4) X could be Y, but how ? This clue requires an anagram indicator !...
08:25 Thu 11th Jun 201514 answers, last by crosswhit99 16:16 Thu 11th Jun 2015
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British_Olympics

Where's The Definition ?

Standards are slipping: Picked up a dear bachelor, camp at heart, swinging either way (5)...
11:06 Thu 28th May 20153 answers, last by logophile 11:23 Thu 28th May 2015
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Cruncher

Listener 4321 - Solitaire Ii By Xanthippe

Looks like my all-correct run is at an end......
20:12 Fri 21st Nov 201453 answers, last by BMACMAC 22:28 Fri 28th Nov 2014
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trux

Listener Crossword No 4301 It's Over Here! By Jago

Have just taken up my £1 special offer for first month of my Times subscription, and do hope I shall get better value for money in the coming weeks. I regret to say that this is just not up to...
15:31 Fri 04th Jul 201466 answers, last by Oyler 12:28 Thu 10th Jul 2014
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emcee

Listener 4295: Codebreaker By Zag

Definitely a tough one to get into. I was going along nicely, solved a few clues and got what I thought was the correct code only to find I've made a slip somewhere. I think the logic is pretty much...
20:50 Fri 23rd May 201446 answers, last by moffat 21:08 Sun 01st Jun 2014
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emcee

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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flocker

Listener 4286

Not a squeak out ouf any of the regulars. I take it you are all wallowing as terribly as I am on this one?
20:18 Sat 22nd Mar 20142 answers, last by logophile 21:02 Sun 23rd Mar 2014
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Mags22

Sunday Post Cryptic

8a. Last opportunity to turn over,partly,these vessels ???s, I had 'urns' but if 2d is Croatia it can't be right. 4d huge amount of numerals float about 1 5 7 have got ? ???l? ??rU?e. Thank you for...
15:01 Sun 23rd Feb 20147 answers, last by dannyk13 15:08 Sun 23rd Feb 2014
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bampot

Sunday Times Cryptic Crossword

Slightly off-topic question. Just starting on today's crossword. As far as I am aware the only way of getting access to this crossword is to get the paper or be a subscriber to the online edition. Are...
12:41 Sun 23rd Feb 20141 answer, last by logophile 15:02 Sun 23rd Feb 2014

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