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Listener 4847 Demeaning By Lionheart

An absorbing Christmas puzzle with clever use of the theme. I think I've submitted what they were looking for, but I'm happy I've incorporated all the elements. Some obscure words and some fine... ...

Philoctetes

Listener 4808 - One Other By Chalicea

Well, this took less time than some. A decent subject, well used before, but the cluing held no real traps.

HawkCrossword

Listener 4800 - Ready Now By 'Eck

Tough in the extreme, but very rewarding if that's how you like your puzzles. The combination of altered clues, altered entries, carte blanche grid and truly evil clues throughout made this the... ...

perseverer

Listener Crossword 4796 Delay Repay

Another setter new to the Listener? We always like to see new gimmicks being used in the clues and we got that here alright, but perhaps like the plot of the film, I found it all very complicated.... ...

perseverer

Listener Crossword 4792

An outstanding puzzle. Good job there is snow on the ground and temperature has not risen above freezing for 2 days so an excuse if it was needed to devote last evening and most of today to... ...

upsetter

Listener 4782 Life 2 By Hawk

To be honest we don't quite see the "similar" shapes in the mathematical sense although all the thematic elements resolve themselves nicely.

A tour de force, thanks Hawk.

HawkCrossword

Listener 4781 Joint Submission By Mozart

A fun puzzle, which appeared daunting, but got rapidly easier once answers could be entered into the grid. The endgame was neat, and very little grid staring was required. Many thanks, Mozart! I... ...

scooterbug

Listener 4775 Citation Needed By Cagey

I rarely post, and have never started a thread, but I wanted to congratulate and thank Cagey for an all-time classic Listener. Surely in the very top tier (top 5, at least) in my 20+ years of solving....

emcee

Listener 4771 In Vino Veritas By Raven

Well that was the toughest (and best) of the year so far by a country mile. I don't remember clues where the wordplay leads to anagrams of the answer before. It was quite tough in a few cases to...

perseverer

Listener Crossword 4769 Path-Finding

I made greater headway with the downs than the acrosses so grid filling was slow. Having an idea of the inital letter of an answer literally gives me a head start in solving. A good mixture of clues,...

upsetter

Listener 4768 A Crossword By Artix

An early PDM gave us some impetus as did the large amount of thematic material. A interesting piece of history in the final instruction. Thanks, Artix....

emcee

Listener 4756 Soldier On ... By Demoniacal

This became so much easier after a few answers had been entered. Up until then it was cold solving until a pair of matching letters was obtained. End result was unambiguous. Many thanks, Demoniacal....

upsetter

Listener 4750 - I Want You By Twin

A clever puzzle but we found the thematic stuff a bit grating. Thanks twin....

sunny-dave

Listener 4749 - Commonplace By Brock

An excellent puzzle - even when the theme emerged solving the last three or four clues to complete the grid was by no means easy. Lots of thematic material to find, now all I need to do is lose an...

emcee

Listener 4729: If I Must Come By Deuce

Another superlative puzzle. We are being treated at the moment. Some of the 13 word removal clues were very tough, however, all were perfectly fair. I wouldn't have stood much of a chance of finishing...

upsetter

Listener 4727 Not Again! By Dysart

Great fun but still can't parse 41. Thanks, Dysart....

upsetter

Listener 4723 Faux Pas By Tringa

Got there without solving all the clues or identifying all the clashes. So it goes. Thanks, Tringa....

upsetter

Listener 4721 Quads Iv By Shark

I can't find an existing entry so here goes. A perfectly good crossword somewhat marred by the unpleasantness of the theme and the ambiguity in the instructions. Thanks, Shark....

upsetter

Listener 4720 - Mute Stop By Llig

A nice gentle Listener for sultry afternoon. A new theme to us - thanks Llig....

emcee

Listener 4719 What's My Line? By Hawk

A good puzzle. I enjoyed solving the clues which were sometimes quite challenging based on the misprint being anywhere in the clue. The endgame was unambiguous and impressive. Thanks, Hawk....

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Listener 4847 Demeaning By Lionheart

Listener 4808 - One Other By Chalicea

Listener 4800 - Ready Now By 'Eck

Listener Crossword 4796 Delay Repay

Listener Crossword 4792

Listener 4782 Life 2 By Hawk

Listener 4781 Joint Submission By Mozart

Listener 4775 Citation Needed By Cagey

Listener 4771 In Vino Veritas By Raven

Listener Crossword 4769 Path-Finding

Listener 4768 A Crossword By Artix

Listener 4756 Soldier On ... By Demoniacal

Listener 4750 - I Want You By Twin

Listener 4749 - Commonplace By Brock

Listener 4729: If I Must Come By Deuce

Listener 4727 Not Again! By Dysart

Listener 4723 Faux Pas By Tringa

Listener 4721 Quads Iv By Shark

Listener 4720 - Mute Stop By Llig

Listener 4719 What's My Line? By Hawk

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