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Listener 4588 Black Maria

Well - that didn't take long at all. Entry level (if that), but interesting enough thematic material and a little fiddly at the very end just to keep people on their toes. Thanks Agricola...

saladdodger

Listener No 4413: Edit By Jago

I thought this was a very nice idea, but I wish there had been more consistency. Perhaps it wasn't possible to find a fourth theme word that would fit -- it's not my area of expertise. Some nice...

Warden

Listener 4410

I've never finished this early before - but it was my era!

AHearer

Listener No 4390: Castaways By External

That was good fun. I have to admit that I used the extra words to deduce the first six relevant entries, and only then sat down to work out what the husband and wife had been up to. I suppose it might...

upsetter

Listener No. 4388: Cycle 20% More By Smudge

Six answers entered after six hours of solving - anyone else doing better?

AHearer

Listener No. 4380: Stomach My Mynot

I didn't even think of trying to fit the entries into the grid until I had cold-solved all but six. A couple of false starts, but as usual with this sort of puzzle once a few had slotted together the...

AHearer

Listener No 4372: Seldom Seen By Piccadilly

Anything I say will set off yet another argument about easy and hard Listeners, so I'll leave it at thanking Piccadilly for a brief spell of entertainment....

olichant

Listener 4344: Fast And Loose By Ifor

Not nearly as scary as the preamble suggested, and a really nice sequence of PDMs leading to a satisfying final grid. Thanks Ifor, and I hope everyone here (in the UK, at least) has a nice long...

midazolam

Listener 4340 Red Shift By Nudd

With Shackleton last week and now this puzzle, the Listener is finally picking up pace after a rather slow start to the year. This puzzle is fun. Straightforward fill and a pleasing endgame. Puzzles...

Ruthrobin

Listener 4332 Augeas

I love the way this is thematic. The quotation has raised a smile though I am still wondering how to make sure that letters are entered in the correct order in 'all entries'. Many thanks Augeas for a...

AHearer

Listener 4330: Following The Brief By External

A pleasing puzzle with a neatly worded preamble. It's always pleasing to learn something along the way, so many thanks to eXternal. But we're still waiting for the first tough challenge of the year....

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...

krumb

I Want To Try The Listener

I have been doing crosswords for a bit and want to start tackling the Listener. Safari by Nibor: any hints on how to get started... Obviously I will not enter the competition. Thanks in advance...

Coalminers

Listener 4234: 9 To 5 By Zag

Plenty of time to enjoy the snow!

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Listener 4588 Black Maria

Listener 4556

Listener No 4413: Edit By Jago

Listener 4410

Listener No 4390: Castaways By External

Listener No. 4388: Cycle 20% More By Smudge

Listener No. 4380: Stomach My Mynot

Listener No 4372: Seldom Seen By Piccadilly

Listener 4344: Fast And Loose By Ifor

Listener 4340 Red Shift By Nudd

Listener 4332 Augeas

Listener 4330: Following The Brief By External

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

I Want To Try The Listener

Listener 4234: 9 To 5 By Zag

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