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midazolam

Listener 4152: Inn Joke by Mr Lemon

I don't get it! (the joke that is) I am glad it was easy this week compared to last week, but I am not impressed. The title, the rejoinder, the connection between the quotation? I suppose none of it...
16:20 Fri 26th Aug 201154 answers, last by ichkeria 08:29 Fri 02nd Sep 2011
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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...
22:48 Fri 19th Aug 201158 answers, last by ichkeria 10:06 Tue 30th Aug 2011
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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...
17:41 Fri 05th Aug 201153 answers, last by easterfool 16:22 Sat 13th Aug 2011
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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...
18:05 Fri 29th Jul 201154 answers, last by ichkeria 08:32 Tue 09th Aug 2011
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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...
17:05 Fri 22nd Jul 201167 answers, last by Clamzy 17:32 Thu 28th Jul 2011
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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,...
18:14 Fri 15th Jul 201152 answers, last by borealis 10:49 Sun 24th Jul 2011
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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,...
17:31 Fri 08th Jul 2011100 answers, last by Walterloo 05:05 Thu 28th Jul 2011
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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...
20:12 Fri 01st Jul 201177 answers, last by easterfool 00:23 Mon 11th Jul 2011
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dr b

EV 973 Shade by Samuel

For the second week running I found the EV tougher than the Listener! Having the extra letters in the wordplay rather than the clue makes them harder to spot. I got the quote about 2/3 of the way...
15:14 Sun 26th Jun 201111 answers, last by turast 10:27 Wed 29th Jun 2011
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Zabadak

Listener Crossword 4143: the Bottom Line by Charybdis

Not so much a Listener Crossword, more a plea for sanity. A neatly put together grid with an eye less to the difficulty of solving than to the transparency of the message. Nothing too difficult here -...
17:59 Fri 24th Jun 201140 answers, last by ichkeria 15:45 Mon 04th Jul 2011
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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...
16:47 Fri 17th Jun 201180 answers, last by IainGrace 21:29 Mon 27th Jun 2011
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starwalker

Listener 4141 : Trailblazers by Dysart

Grid fill is proceding quite quickly and smoothly, especially when compared to last week. However, I know that this will rapidly slow down as I know nothing about either the two adversaries or the...
17:02 Fri 10th Jun 201184 answers, last by ichkeria 14:09 Tue 21st Jun 2011
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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...
21:33 Fri 03rd Jun 2011106 answers, last by the_heisman 22:14 Tue 14th Jun 2011
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midazolam

Listener 4138: The X-factor by IOA

I looked down the list of letters thinking: no clue lengths, no clue numbers, no idea which is across or even, 26 numbers to choose from. Aargh! Luckily, once it gets going, things speed up and to a...
19:12 Fri 20th May 201187 answers, last by Eril 19:45 Mon 13th Jun 2011
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midazolam

Listener 4137: Frightened Catherine by Ifor

An enjoyable Listener début from Ifor (although a setter that I have solved in the Magpie, EV and IQ). I was wondering why this needed to be a carte blanche as I was solving it, but the little...
19:41 Fri 13th May 201190 answers, last by ichkeria 13:25 Mon 23rd May 2011
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starwalker

Listener 4136 - Cross-reference by Nudd

Rapidly closing in on this having now got over two thirds of the grid filled, but not yet the thematic creation. I particularly liked 23D, but perhaps that's just me. A fun debut (I think). Many...
17:38 Fri 06th May 201187 answers, last by ichkeria 18:30 Sat 17th Sep 2011
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mintyman99

Spectator 2009 Saturday April 9th 2011

http://www.spectator....6846588/crossword.pdf...
06:14 Thu 07th Apr 201113 answers, last by TheBear69 06:53 Mon 11th Apr 2011
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dr b

EV 962 Depicting South by Kruger

Proving that they don't need to be too tough to be entertaining. Just enough of a workout to figure out where the spaces went, then a straightforward but pleasing end game. I got 22a early, but I have...
14:46 Sun 10th Apr 201137 answers, last by Christiana 18:26 Fri 15th Apr 2011
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cluelessJoe

Listener 4131 - Carte Blanche en Tore by Ten-Four

Easiest one of the year for me by a long chalk. Am I getting smarter, or are these Listeners getting simpler?
18:46 Fri 01st Apr 2011147 answers, last by bellabee 21:14 Wed 13th Apr 2011
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4130 Rattle by Augeus

I see that trux and Starwalker have posted already, elsewhere. As I did, they quickly found the quotation and are now working hard.
18:16 Fri 25th Mar 201187 answers, last by turast 12:06 Wed 30th Mar 2011

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