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Listener Crossword 4462 : Squares By Phi

No, I am not a genius - the simple truth is that the puzzle was put up on the Times website this morning, albeit originally without a title or setter. New theme to me, and some difficult clues, but...
15:59 Fri 04th Aug 201726 answers, last by icynorth 11:46 Wed 16th Aug 2017
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pomona

Iq 1500

there is a misprint in the defn... 11a Great steeplechaser opens up to cover ground - back on his rostrum , as of old (10) ????LEA??? ...think the corrected letter is N 1a Fellow in a Government...
17:54 Sat 22nd Jul 201722 answers, last by Neveracrossword 09:46 Tue 25th Jul 2017
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4459 Shock Therapy By Serpent

Great fun, thank you Serpent. We filled the lower half with little difficulty but had a struggle to complete the 'upper part'. Definitely one for the men this time. It was more difficult than last...
18:23 Fri 14th Jul 201718 answers, last by crosswhit99 09:49 Sun 23rd Jul 2017
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Listener No 4458: Difficulty By Chalicea

Thanks Chalicea. Rather simple clues, though, and the theme jumped out a little too obviously....
15:44 Fri 07th Jul 201741 answers, last by crosswhit99 18:01 Sat 15th Jul 2017
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Listener 4457 Polo By Apt

Apologies if this is not the first thread. I couldn't see an earlier one. This was quite straightforward, but right up my street. Thanks Apt....
16:45 Fri 30th Jun 201713 answers, last by sunny-dave 18:46 Tue 04th Jul 2017
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4456 Shady Characters By Malva

After quite a long grid stare the light has just dawned - with a smile, of course. When will I learn to read the preamble more carefully! We found some of Malva's clues quite a challenge but are going...
17:48 Fri 23rd Jun 201722 answers, last by sunny-dave 14:29 Wed 28th Jun 2017
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Listner No. 4455: Silence By Mynot

It took me a little while to spot what was needed in the top and bottom rows, but apart from that a reasonably straighforward offering from MynoT. I was lucky in getting the big word across the middle...
16:59 Fri 16th Jun 201732 answers, last by sunny-dave 14:20 Wed 28th Jun 2017
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Listener No. 4454: Honest Grey Maker By Augeas

Thanks, Augeas, for giving us an easier ride than we had last week, and for reminding us of this anniversary. Nice unambiguous end-game.
15:47 Fri 09th Jun 201723 answers, last by sunny-dave 14:23 Wed 28th Jun 2017
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Listener No. 4453: Army & Navy By Shackleton

I made heavy weather of this at first, and admired the way some of the misprints were quite deviously hidden. I was lucky in the end-game, spotting a likely anagram which turned out to be correct: I'm...
18:18 Fri 02nd Jun 201738 answers, last by Hagen 11:12 Thu 08th Jun 2017
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Listener No. 4452: Bobs By Nud

Nice straightforward offering this week. Tidy clues, and a fairly easy them to spot. Many thanks, Nud.
16:24 Fri 26th May 201713 answers, last by sunny-dave 16:43 Wed 31st May 2017
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Listener No 4449: Whoppers By Nutmeg

Having discarded my pun-rich first draft of my posting, which would have broken our self-imposed rules, I'll confine myself to thanking Nutmeg for an entertaining puzzle. Nice accessible clues, but...
16:24 Fri 05th May 201711 answers, last by borealis 10:40 Mon 08th May 2017
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TheBear69

Listener No. 4448: Get Me Out Of Here! By Nemo

Absolutely first rate! Thanks, Nemo! The construction is quite amazing, especially when one considers how hard it must have been to insure a unique solution. The amount of thematic material in the...
18:27 Fri 28th Apr 201723 answers, last by borealis 08:15 Mon 08th May 2017
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Listener No. 4447: Influence By The Tall'n

A nice puzzle, with a decent sprinkling of straightforward clues to get one started. I was lucky in getting the last few acrosses and the first few downs at an early stages, and that gave me a great...
16:30 Fri 21st Apr 201711 answers, last by Hagen 11:11 Fri 28th Apr 2017
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Ruthrobin

Listener No 4444 Food For Thought By Handyman

Sheer delight, thank you, Handyman. What beautifully clear cluing and fun from start to finish.
16:54 Fri 31st Mar 201712 answers, last by Postigod 14:34 Mon 10th Apr 2017
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Ruthrobin

Listener No 4440

Most enjoyable, thank you, Mr E. A favourite theme of mine!
18:15 Fri 03rd Mar 201723 answers, last by sunny-dave 16:37 Wed 08th Mar 2017
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Listener No 4439: Where Falls The Axe By Hedge-Sparrow

Another delightfully crafted puzzle by Hedge-sparrow. It wasn't until I had the theme that I could fill the outline of the top left corner and thereby start to fill what was up to then a blank space....
17:46 Fri 24th Feb 201717 answers, last by British_Olympics 20:21 Sun 12th Mar 2017
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Encota

Listener 4438

What a fabulous puzzle by Oyler and a superb tribute to the original Rhombus - delightful. I sat in trepidation when checking that the perimeter values were perfect squares - and was relieved to find...
19:57 Fri 17th Feb 20177 answers, last by Cruncher 13:23 Tue 21st Feb 2017
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Listener No. 4437: Forgotten Middle Rows By Encota

Wonderful to see this tribute, and quite neatly done too. Many thanks, Encota, this gave me pleasure and reminded me of much pleasure given by the theme....
17:19 Fri 10th Feb 201713 answers, last by Scorpius 09:04 Fri 17th Feb 2017
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Ruthrobin

Listener No 4436 Clean-Up Operation By Aragon

We've spent almost as long grid staring as grid-filling and breathed a massive sigh of relief when the penny (or something) finally dropped. This has been by far the toughest so far this year. Thanks...
21:09 Fri 03rd Feb 201715 answers, last by Cruncher 10:21 Thu 09th Feb 2017
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15:39 Mon 30th Jan 2017459 answers, last by Khandro 14:55 Tue 07th Feb 2017

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