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Listener 4199 Scattered by Kea

What a pleasure to see a Kea puzzle but what a tough solve. No, not really opening the Friday club as I still have to produce my final grid and there is some demanding word play to sort out but many...

Zabadak

Listener 4198, 24 Across by Pilcrow

Pretty straightforward even in my current befuddled state: the double clues resolve easily enough. I query "our" and "hero" in the rubric, and whether the lower case writing thing...

Zabadak

Listener 4194, Two Little Ducks by Ben Trovato

Now that really WAS easy, though I had to work fast as I'm off out to watch England/Sweden in the company of some Spurs. Once the first of the unclued answers drops, the rest follow without too much...

Rogue-Elfe

Listener Crossword no. 4193 Taste and Fancy by Radix

I'm doing this now because that makes me the question author for the first ever time! I thought this would be tricky, but looking at the way the across answers are unfurling, I might be on to...

starwalker

Listener Crossword 4192 Symbolic by Jago

No problems at all with this. Definitely one to attract newcomers. Thanks Jago

trux

Listener 4191: Full Instructions Included by Nudd

Great fun. Not overly complex clues, so grid (sort of) filled quite quickly. PDM for endgame likewise followed apace, and then needed some careful thought to justify all ten modifications, producing...

Zabadak

Listener 4189, 8 by 13

Best of luck with this one, everybody. I nearly quit with it being a carte blanche (sort of - at least we have word lengths) with indeterminate numbers of letters to be removed from clues, clashing...

Coalminers

Listener 4188 Painless by Rasputin

I can't believe I'm the the first to post this week, so will someone tell me where I can find the real thread. Anyway, very enjoyable, and a subject that I have always enjoyed. Thanks Rasputin.

Zabadak

Listener 4186 Cuemasters by Tangram

I think I've got there, though held up for a long time in the NW of the grid and an overenthusiastic wrong answer to 1 down in particular. A wrong assumption about probably the most critical missing...

Ruthrobin

Listener 4183 Continental Drift by Shark

For the second week running we have a brilliant new Listener setter (though Shark appears regularly in the IQ, EV and Magpie series) and what impeccable cluing. This was sheer pleasure with pdm...

starwalker

Listener Crossword 4181 : Sinecure by Franc

Nothing too taxing. Another one to encourage new members. Thanks Franc.

Zabadak

Listener 4179: O Gather Twelve by Augeas

Back to the relatively easy ones then, though I think the final step's a bit of a swine if the subject's not all that familiar. One of those with a reasonably straightforward grid fill (with one...

Ruthrobin

Listener 4178 Confused by Tea Leaves

Where is everybody? Posting somewhere else? What an intricate construction. I have been delighted by the subtlety of this and now have a full and functioning grid but I am wondering how it fulfilled...

trux

Listener 4175 : The Winning Line by Ozzie

Zany clues, almost laugh-a-minute stuff and a remarkable (and surprising) dénouement. Brought much needed mental warmth to the icy surroundings here. Terrific stuff, great fun and the best of...

starwalker

Listener 4173 Bias by Zag

Well, that was an interesting workout and an area about which I previously knew absolutely nothing. Thanks for that Zag.

TheBear69

Listener 4172: Fruitless Effort by Hypnos

I found this to be a somewhat difficult puzzle with very competent clueing, clever concealment of many of the misprints and a nice theme. Thanks, Hypnos.

Zabadak

Listener Crossword 4171, Fruitful Recipe by Dipper

A nice easy start to the New Year, encouraging me to start entering again. If there are people reading this who haven't tried the Listener yet, here's a good place to start - fair clues that take a...

trux

Listener 4169 : Seaside Shuffle by Monk

PDM at last! Having huffed and puffed, suddenly it dawned on me what it was all about. Of course, haven't actually finished it yet but wanted to get in early as never started this thread before....

midazolam

Listener 4167: Lawbreaker by Stick Insect

I have been staring at a complete grid for half an hour now and I must be missing the obvious. This was an extremely easy grid fill. I was expecting a tougher challenge with double clues and clashes....

Walterloo

Listener 4166, Brief Appearances by Schadenfreude

Looks like a hefty and interesting challenge this week from a renowned setter. How many Friday Clubbers will there be with this one? Good luck to all.

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Listener 4199 Scattered by Kea

Listener 4198, 24 Across by Pilcrow

Listener 4194, Two Little Ducks by Ben Trovato

Listener Crossword no. 4193 Taste and Fancy by Radix

Listener Crossword 4192 Symbolic by Jago

Listener 4191: Full Instructions Included by Nudd

Listener 4189, 8 by 13

Listener 4188 Painless by Rasputin

Listener 4186 Cuemasters by Tangram

Listener 4183 Continental Drift by Shark

Listener Crossword 4181 : Sinecure by Franc

Listener 4179: O Gather Twelve by Augeas

Listener 4178 Confused by Tea Leaves

Listener 4175 : The Winning Line by Ozzie

Listener 4173 Bias by Zag

Listener 4172: Fruitless Effort by Hypnos

Listener Crossword 4171, Fruitful Recipe by Dipper

Listener 4169 : Seaside Shuffle by Monk

Listener 4167: Lawbreaker by Stick Insect

Listener 4166, Brief Appearances by Schadenfreude

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