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Listener No 4163 Aversions by Brock

Am I honestly the first of the Friday Club? What a fine, interesting set of clues. We guessed the theme quite early, which helped. Brock has produced another excellent challenge. Thank you Brock!

starwalker

Listener 4162 Carte Blanche with a Twist by Mash

Judging from the dearth of postings, others are also finding this less than a walkover - pretty much as foretold. I'm still working on paragraph one of the preamble and an odd assortment of answers....

Eril

Listener 4161 To Have and Have Not by Lavatch

Anyone else have a problem with too many extras of a certain letter? Very enjoyable puzzle, though haven't entirely understood all of the thematic treatments. Thanks Lavatch (and if solvers enjoyed...

Ruthrobin

Listener 4160 Stress Gauges

What a nicely clued and enjoyable solve. This was not the fearsome shocker we are all expecting one of these days. Please, please heed our pleas this week and don't spoil it for other solvers and...

starwalker

Listener 4158 - Two Little Words by Danda

Another week, another puzzle, another debut. Straightforward and fairly easy. Once the phrase is found everything falls neatly. Thanks D and A (?)...

Ruthrobin

Listener no 4157 Easy Win by Ilver

Thought I'd begin the Friday club. What joy to see another new Listener name and what succinct cluing! A speedy fill then a delightful pdm for me with the theme cleverly holding it all together and...

AndrewG-S

Listener 4156 V by Parsnip

An enjoyable puzzle, but nothing too challenging. Strange that no clue for 4a, at least not in my version. Anyway all worked out fine in the end. Thanks Parsnip

Zabadak

Listener Crossword 4155 Body of Evidence by Jacques

Interesting this one in that I know what the end result should be, with the evident truth clearly displayed, but I can't see how best to get there: I have a number of viable options depending on what...

browndmb

Wee stinker

5d Col's name: Alex (4) n?C? 14a Don,t show sod (4) F?I? Help please...

midazolam

Listener 4154: Downsizing by Dilwitch

Another debut! I am usually not one for Listener's where there's no PDM etc but I enjoyed this one. Difficulty enhanced by the difference in definition and wordplay together with some tough clues....

Zabadak

Listener Crossword 4153: Rhythm for a Dance by Brimstone

I think I have it, though one element, the two letter replacement, and one additional word entry are as yet unconfirmed. I'm still trying to justify everything, which looks like being a bit of a slog,...

midazolam

Listener 4151: Number or Nummer by Ruslan

Tricky start to this numerical with a preamble that initially confused me as I misunderstood what was going to be English and German. I now have all the letters, a completed left hand grid and the two...

midazolam

Listener 4149: Toga by Nod

An enjoyable Listener debut from Nod A concise preamble for once, straightforward clues and a nice finish to round it off. A few of the clues I had the wrong letter, despite being perfectly acceptable...

starwalker

Listener 4148 - More Collusion by The Magpie

Having seen the setter(s) I thought that this would be a real problem. Surprisingly, despite some tricky clues, it all fell into place quite quickly. I notice that these days they omit the instruction...

starwalker

Listener 4147 OZ and WR by Theod

Having seen that this has a Playcode code, I was intending to put it to one side. Having failed at that, I now find myself within an ace of finishing. Much easier than I expected, but I realise that...

bobbycollins

listener 4145

I posted a perfectly polite notice on the Times website creating a discussion about this week's puzzle - along the lines of: "I am getting a bit fed up with the preponderance of cartes blanches,...

dr b

Listener 4146 What it Says by Waterloo

A pretty straightforward solve this week, as 6 or 8 cold solves revealed the likely method of entry. But, a well constructed puzzle, and a nice break after last week's brainbuster. Thank you Waterloo,...

midazolam

Listener 4144: Location, Location, Location by Shackleton

Despite only solving 2 of Shackleton's puzzles before (the Jackson Pollock puzzle and the Morse code/Beethoven prize winning puzzle of last year), I have been eagerly awaiting the next. This does not...

Zabadak

Listener Crossword 4142: Noye by Samuel

Is 12 across blessed with the correct clue? I've seen the same clue (31 across in this case) leading to a different answer on occasions, but I can only work out one single word answer which doesn't...

Zabadak

Listener 4140 "Jumping to Conclusion" by Sabre

Not even close yet: I have almost all the "outside" clues and most of the ones that start on the outside, but tracking them through the knight moves is pretty desperate at the moment. I'm...

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Listener No 4163 Aversions by Brock

Listener 4162 Carte Blanche with a Twist by Mash

Listener 4161 To Have and Have Not by Lavatch

Listener 4160 Stress Gauges

Listener 4158 - Two Little Words by Danda

Listener no 4157 Easy Win by Ilver

Listener 4156 V by Parsnip

Listener Crossword 4155 Body of Evidence by Jacques

Wee stinker

Listener 4154: Downsizing by Dilwitch

Listener Crossword 4153: Rhythm for a Dance by Brimstone

Listener 4151: Number or Nummer by Ruslan

Listener 4149: Toga by Nod

Listener 4148 - More Collusion by The Magpie

Listener 4147 OZ and WR by Theod

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Listener 4146 What it Says by Waterloo

Listener 4144: Location, Location, Location by Shackleton

Listener Crossword 4142: Noye by Samuel

Listener 4140 "Jumping to Conclusion" by Sabre

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