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Listener 4233: Elementary By Wan

Good grief, I can't believe I'm starting this thread off! I thought this was an excellent puzzle by Wan. Very clever how the clues read on the surface and still produce real words after the...
21:49 Fri 15th Mar 201352 answers, last by NickorWan 03:44 Tue 02nd Apr 2013
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dr b

Listener 4232 A Murder Mystery By Hedge-Sparrow

What a long preamble, but what a fun puzzle. It took me a few minutes to get what the down message was telling me, but the P D'd, all was clear. Thanks hedge-sparrow.
19:17 Fri 08th Mar 201366 answers, last by SwissWavey 17:30 Thu 14th Mar 2013
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tenflags

Listener 4225 Innings / Outings By Mohawk

With seemingly no-one yet posting I thought I would have some fun as I have not started a thread before. Some clues a lot trickier than recent weeks given the varying clue options etc., I'm only about...
02:12 Sat 19th Jan 201366 answers, last by contendo 15:56 Thu 24th Jan 2013
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Ruthrobin

Listener No 4224 How To ----- By Colleague

Another gentle grid fill to start off the year. We have just had the pdm and are happily checking the endgame in Brewer. Thank you, Colleague!
19:36 Fri 11th Jan 201374 answers, last by crosswhit99 14:25 Sat 19th Jan 2013
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4223 Two Names By Verbascum

A Happy New Year to all. What a pleasant and gentle start to the year! The theme appeared early and we have thoroughly enjoyed this. We haven't quite finished but progress is regular and speedy.
18:34 Fri 04th Jan 201380 answers, last by olichant 20:09 Sun 13th Jan 2013
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Texasetes

Listener 4222 - 27 By Mango

A very entertaining puzzle which I couldn't put down: a nicely cryptic preamble, some tricky (but fair) clues, an excellent grid and an endgame which had me beaming. The general theme became apparent...
05:38 Sat 29th Dec 201267 answers, last by NickorWan 10:19 Sun 20th Jan 2013
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TheBear69

Listener 4221 - In Season By Lavatch

What a masterful construction by Lavatch...This could be the puzzle of the year. I found the clues to be highly challenging; figuring out the quotation and author certainly helped with the final third...
10:05 Sat 22nd Dec 201249 answers, last by Cruciverbalist 22:03 Mon 07th Jan 2013
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4220 Falsehoods By Aedites

Of course, I should have put the title too! Great fun this!
17:47 Fri 14th Dec 201256 answers, last by jim360 11:42 Sat 22nd Dec 2012
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Ruthrobin

Listener No 4214 A Noted Performance by Nutmeg

This must be our fastest solve ever but what a pleasure to have a straight-forward crossword by an accomplished setter (who is the B crossword in this month's Magpie too - Magpie plug). The theme is...
17:33 Fri 02nd Nov 201260 answers, last by Rhone 07:55 Sun 11th Nov 2012
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AndrewG-S

Listener 4209 City Crossing Tour by Merlin

Grid fill was not too bad and I have the location name and the famous puzzle. Am in the middle of finding the various thematic elements, not sure whether I will press on tonight or have a break until...
21:27 Fri 28th Sep 201265 answers, last by jim360 15:31 Fri 05th Oct 2012
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4208 Good to Go by Flying Tortoise

This was tremendous fun from start to finish - from that hilarious title with all it suggests, right to the pdm and lovely endgame. Sheer magic, Flying Tortoise!
17:32 Fri 21st Sep 201249 answers, last by soliloquy 17:51 Tue 09th Oct 2012
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Cruncher

Listener 4206 - A1 by Ifor

Prize for the most abstruse preamble this year?
16:33 Fri 07th Sep 201266 answers, last by Philoctetes 14:47 Thu 13th Sep 2012
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upsetter

Listener 4200, The Missing Vowels Round by Shackleton

well, that's the PDM and the Antihesis out of the way, now for the clues...
17:43 Fri 27th Jul 201279 answers, last by Philoctetes 17:11 Wed 08th Aug 2012
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4199 Scattered by Kea

What a pleasure to see a Kea puzzle but what a tough solve. No, not really opening the Friday club as I still have to produce my final grid and there is some demanding word play to sort out but many...
22:56 Fri 20th Jul 2012100 answers, last by IainGrace 17:45 Wed 01st Aug 2012
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Zabadak

Listener 4198, 24 Across by Pilcrow

Pretty straightforward even in my current befuddled state: the double clues resolve easily enough. I query "our" and "hero" in the rubric, and whether the lower case writing thing...
18:28 Fri 13th Jul 201271 answers, last by turast 01:28 Fri 20th Jul 2012
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Mesnilpat

Computer virus

My husband's desktop computer has fallen victim to a nasty virus/trojan thing. It bypasses the startup where you can opt for safe mode etc. then seems to start ok but then all the icons disappear and...
10:34 Wed 11th Jul 20127 answers, last by Mesnilpat 10:45 Thu 12th Jul 2012
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Philoctetes

Listener 4197 - Duet for One by Bandmaster

No, I haven't finished it. I just thought I would point out that it is up on the usual site, but under the wrong date, 2012-06-29. Whether this is significant, I cannot tell (It was an old cat,...
17:09 Fri 06th Jul 201254 answers, last by Philoctetes 09:26 Thu 19th Jul 2012
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midazolam

Listener 4196 Here and There by Hedge-Sparrow

Sorry for all those that replied to the last thread, but here is another The crux of this one is not to get flustered with all those letters as I did, but it does work out in the end...
12:34 Sat 30th Jun 201263 answers, last by logophile 13:17 Fri 27th Jul 2012
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Mesnilpat

Cooking live fish?

I am to be a guest at a Chinese wedding. Part of the menu includes 'Steamed Live Soon Hock', which is a fish dish and a delicacy apparently. My question is, does this include putting a live fish into...
19:57 Sat 23rd Jun 201214 answers, last by Mesnilpat 15:14 Sun 24th Jun 2012
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Saturday Times The Listener 4195 Sum by Hotspur Saturday June 23rd 2012

Well that wasn't too bad. Now for the bottom half.
09:05 Sat 23rd Jun 201275 answers, last by IainGrace 20:44 Wed 04th Jul 2012

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