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midazolam

Listener 4115: Invisible Ink II by Sabre

Invisible Ink was back in 1995, before I started solving the listener, however I have solved a few of Sabre's puzzles, who often uses ciphers and this is no exception. The grid filling started off...
20:02 Fri 03rd Dec 201074 answers, last by Philoctetes 11:48 Tue 14th Dec 2010
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AndrewG-S

EV 943 Upstarts

All looks quiet out there, or have I missed the thread again? Have a full grid with thematics, but no quotation or author yet, although one part of the grid looks promising. Good clueing this week...
17:53 Sun 28th Nov 201033 answers, last by devadolly 15:23 Thu 02nd Dec 2010
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bellabee

inquisitor 1154

nice to have this while the numbers are being crunched, found it enjoyable but is there another possibility for the word under the grid? my highlighted thematic [which i'm not entirely happy with -...
20:45 Sat 27th Nov 201012 answers, last by Skidsolo 15:55 Sun 28th Nov 2010
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cluelessJoe

Listener 4113 Liberty Bell by Pieman

Phew, that was a tough one
11:11 Sat 20th Nov 2010119 answers, last by IainGrace 22:00 Tue 30th Nov 2010
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Zabadak

Listener 4112: Girl by Xanthippe

Really, really laugh-out-loud funny crossword, worth all the struggle through the barless grid and the decent, twisty set of clues. Goodness knows what form you're supposed to submit it in, but no...
22:39 Fri 12th Nov 201096 answers, last by Philoctetes 11:43 Tue 23rd Nov 2010
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AndrewG-S

Listener 4109 Not a Black and White Decision

Grid complete except for one cell and 18 clashes identified, but stuck at the moment as to what to do next. Enjoyable so far
20:36 Fri 22nd Oct 201090 answers, last by the_heisman 22:20 Sun 31st Oct 2010
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daagg

Listener 4107 - European Revolutions by Spud

A lovely ending! The "19 letters" is quite funny.
18:18 Fri 08th Oct 2010104 answers, last by Mysterons 08:15 Mon 18th Oct 2010
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BradleyGas

Inquisitor 1147

Can anyone help with 31A? Sport with diamond, say, attention seeker comprehends (6) _O_KE_ A letter R in the clue has to be ignored. Is it hockey, if so how?...
18:39 Tue 12th Oct 20108 answers, last by BradleyGas 06:20 Wed 13th Oct 2010
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DocHH

EV 935 Naughty Boy by Myno T

Hello everyone, As soon as I saw that a qoutation had to hilighted, and that the real name of the author, plus the work it comes from also had to be similarly shaded, I just knew this EV was one for...
15:27 Sun 03rd Oct 201041 answers, last by trux 02:40 Wed 13th Oct 2010
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Zabadak

Listener Crossword 4104: Merchandise by Adam

I have a nice full grid, but not a clue what's going on. I don't want to know what the solution is, just that someone out there has seen a regular pattern (or whatever) that makes sense of the thing....
22:46 Fri 17th Sep 2010119 answers, last by Wideernie 23:57 Thu 07th Oct 2010
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dr b

Listener 4102 Something's Brewing by Poat

Do I get to call firsties this week? I thought this was a nice puzzle. It was a lot easier to get the keyword than I thought it might be, and once you have that everything falls into place pretty...
21:59 Fri 03rd Sep 201057 answers, last by Mysterons 22:43 Sat 11th Sep 2010
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kayakamina

EV 931 - Pondlife by Jaques

A pleasant Sunday morning puzzle; one I don't think will trouble our regulars too much. The setter's advice on the use of a pencil for the first grid filling is superfluous to me as I always do the EV...
09:28 Sun 05th Sep 201051 answers, last by novalis 17:45 Sat 11th Sep 2010
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Zabadak

Listener 4098: Language Balancing by Schadenfreude

A fine piece of craftsmanship from Schadenfreude: I especially like the fact that "altered words consist only of real words" after a few recently that have included gibberish in the finished...
18:21 Fri 06th Aug 201049 answers, last by mullingar 18:46 Sat 21st Aug 2010
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serpentinew

Listener 4096 Times crossword club request

I'm after my Friday night fix and whilst I have paid my renewal to the Times crossword club, computer says no. Anyone able to email me a copy at [email protected] please?
19:07 Fri 23rd Jul 20106 answers, last by serpentinew 20:19 Fri 23rd Jul 2010
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NIMROD

INQUISITOR 1134

Has anyone else found an anomaly in the 'order' of one of the 8 unclued answers in this crossword? I think Eddie has slipped up perhaps!
11:53 Sat 10th Jul 201011 answers, last by ulysses100 10:31 Mon 19th Jul 2010
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starwalker

Listener Crossword 4093 Times Group by Colleague

Another Friday, another Listener and another new setter (or is it). After a very straightforward grid fill, I shall now retire for a glass of something to consider the preamble. These easy fills are...
17:17 Fri 02nd Jul 201089 answers, last by mullingar 10:46 Sun 11th Jul 2010
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keithsolver

inquisitor 1132

Largely fit rival driven crazy by heat (6) Could be misprint in def or extra letter in w/play.
11:37 Mon 28th Jun 20104 answers, last by serpentinew 20:30 Mon 28th Jun 2010
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dr b

EV 919 Go-Getters by Ifor

17:10 Sun 13th Jun 201042 answers, last by novalis 18:17 Sat 19th Jun 2010
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tweaker

EV 917 - 'Prime Mover' by Samuel

My first Samuel puzzle, already have a toe hold (which must be good). Preamble looks rather OK once its broken down into sections. Although it may not be Necessary for 5dn, I would like to purchase a...
09:00 Sun 30th May 201036 answers, last by Christiana 21:47 Thu 03rd Jun 2010
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midazolam

Listener 4086: Back Gate by Tiburon

My first listener from one of the Magpie team (talk about coincidences from last weeks magpie pitch). Obvious misprints made this fairly straightforward to start but tricky to finish. The theme...
20:16 Fri 14th May 201085 answers, last by IainGrace 19:17 Sat 22nd May 2010

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