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Listener 4320: Shrive By Llig

What my old maths master would have described as "one for the rabbits", but enjoyable nevertheless. Thanks, Llig....

Times Listener No 4319

What an astonishing compilation. Ferret, I am amazed that you could construct this. Dare I say that I am also immensely grateful that 'solvers need not actually carry out the manipulation (as that...

jockie

Listener 4318: Wordplay By Schadenfreude

Surely not two weeks in a row! Not the hardest Schadenfreude there's ever been, but a nice puzzle and a splendid PDM. Thanks, big S.

jockie

Listener 4317 Only Connect Two By The Tall'n

What a clever idea, and so much going on. Thanks, Tall'n. (I've never been first before: I hope I've not jumped the gun.(

Ruthrobin

Listener No 4315 Homer By Dysart

Very enjoyable, thanks, Dysart. I am just getting the scissors out to mutilate my grid (not as fiddly and worrying as I initially feared it might be!) Finding those ten letters missing from wordplay...

Ruthrobin

Listener No 4314 Renewable Energy By 'eck

What a brilliant use of the circular grid. This has been a remarkable piece of compiling and an extremely difficult puzzle which became easier as we progressed (suddenly dramatically so!)....

AHearer

Listener 4312: Elementary Deduction By Rood

After a day when my mind has been destroyed by builders, a pick through a water pipe, and trying to find a plumber at 4pm on a Friday, I little thought I'd be the first to check in. A very fair and...

TheBear69

Listener 4311 - Carte Blanche By Chalicea

This is an excellent example of a carte blanche puzzle; thanks Chalicea! However, I think there are eight thematic clues, not seven......

AHearer

Listener 4309: Shades Of Green By Gos

Thanks to Gos for featuring one of my favourites. I did think, though, that many of the clues were Times Cryptic (or even the easy cryptic) standard rather than Listener. It must have been hard to get...

BobHWW

Listener Crossword No 4308 Sub-Prime More-Guess Relief By Ruslan

A fairly easy solve in contrast to the rather complicated preamble. I haven't tried to work out the title yet! Farewell Ruslan - you will be missed....

starwalker

Listener Crossword 4307 - Spiral Of Salami And Walnuts By Wan

What a delight, on another theme about which I was previously ignorant. Would have been much tougher without the generosity of the setter. Particularly liked 33 down. Thanks Wan....

upsetter

Listener 4306: Hosta La Vista By Dipper

All done, unless there are alternative (and possibly more interesting) meanings to the fourth and third last words of the instruction.

AHearer

Listener 4305: Not A Blocked Grid By Lavatch

Another excellent construction. The top right corner held me up for a while, but once the penny dropped I could sit back and admire Lavatch's skill -- many thanks....

Ruthrobin

Listener 4304 Ozzie Warning

We just had our penny drop moment and, with an almost full grid, have to make sure that we enter the correct bars - quite a task, and quite a feat, Ozzie, thanks. This has been most enjoyable.

AHearer

Listener 4303: Qvwke Vbcfa By Nutmeg

Good fun, with sufficiently straightforward clues to render it not too challenging. I think 'across the grid' must be interpreted as 'all the way across the grid' to resolve ambiguities in entering...

AHearer

Listener 4302: When All Else Fails By Ottorino

Well, I paid my subscription in the end, and a puzzle like this makes it worth while. Mind you, I don't know how anybody could complete it without an early PDM allowing almost 3/4 of the grid to be...

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...

AHearer

Listener 4300: 22 Across By Calmac

I suppose it had to come -- I mean both the theme and an easy one after a few gems. I am sure there could have been something more exciting by way of an end-game, but thanks anyway, Calmac....

Ruthrobin

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Oh what a challenging one. I don't know how anyone gets to the full grid (as we have just done) without the help of devices. Now we are enjoying sorting out the godly mix up. Many thanks, Stick Insect...

trux

Listener 4298 Safari By Nibor

A very gentle but amusing romp through territory that was fortunately familiar to me. Liked the alternate letter device. Many thanks to a veteran setter, I believe. Leaves us all plenty of time to...

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Listener 4320: Shrive By Llig

Times Listener No 4319

Listener 4318: Wordplay By Schadenfreude

Listener 4317 Only Connect Two By The Tall'n

Listener No 4315 Homer By Dysart

Listener No 4314 Renewable Energy By 'eck

Listener 4312: Elementary Deduction By Rood

Listener 4311 - Carte Blanche By Chalicea

Listener 4309: Shades Of Green By Gos

Listener Crossword No 4308 Sub-Prime More-Guess Relief By Ruslan

Listener Crossword 4307 - Spiral Of Salami And Walnuts By Wan

Listener 4306: Hosta La Vista By Dipper

Listener 4305: Not A Blocked Grid By Lavatch

Listener 4304 Ozzie Warning

Listener 4303: Qvwke Vbcfa By Nutmeg

Listener 4302: When All Else Fails By Ottorino

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

Listener 4300: 22 Across By Calmac

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Listener 4298 Safari By Nibor

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