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Listener No. 4346: Nonconformist By Towser

Grid entry only took half an hour, but then I'm ashamed to say that it took another half hour for the penny to drop. It raised a chuckle, so thank you Towser....
16:15 Fri 15th May 201526 answers, last by fyellin 22:47 Mon 18th May 2015
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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...
16:45 Fri 01st May 201529 answers, last by offramp_t 19:08 Wed 13th May 2015
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Monkmonk

Listener 4342 Triskaidekaphilia By Bero

What a brilliant swansong. Interesting and fun.
19:58 Fri 17th Apr 201541 answers, last by Scorpius 10:30 Tue 28th Apr 2015
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Ruthrobin

Listener No4341 What's On By Nod

This has produced a giggle but it was a tough solve until the message appeared and we are going to have to be very careful with our checking of our final grid. What an amusing and original idea. Many...
16:57 Fri 10th Apr 201548 answers, last by IainGrace 19:23 Fri 17th Apr 2015
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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...
16:42 Fri 03rd Apr 201526 answers, last by Nudd 16:45 Sat 11th Apr 2015
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upsetter

Listener No 4339 Mixed Doubles By Shackleton

At last an absolute cowson. This is what we have been waiting for all year. 5 half-clues solved and already fighting the urge to give up....
10:14 Sat 28th Mar 201548 answers, last by sunny-dave 07:32 Thu 09th Apr 2015
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Contrarian

Listener No 4338 A Game Of 15 By Glow-Worm

Another fairly straightforward grid-fill, though deciphering some of the 15ing was a little trickier. The finish raised a smile. Thanks Glow-worm....
17:31 Fri 20th Mar 201522 answers, last by olichant 10:56 Mon 23rd Mar 2015
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jim360

Listener 4336: Company Liquidation By Kruger

Short preamble but a lot going on. Nice to have an unambiguous finish too! Thanks Kruger....
18:23 Fri 06th Mar 201541 answers, last by the_heisman 13:04 Fri 13th Mar 2015
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Ruthrobin

Listener No 4335 The Old Swan By Jago

Thank you Jago for a gentle romp. A fine curtain raiser for the Listener setters' dinner.
16:49 Fri 27th Feb 201532 answers, last by tristram37 09:57 Thu 05th Mar 2015
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Listener 4334 By Brimstone

Much easier than it first appears, if you know where to start. Thanks Brimstone....
18:04 Fri 20th Feb 201552 answers, last by sunny-dave 23:02 Sun 01st Mar 2015
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sunny-dave

Listener 4333 - Discussion And Appreciation

Listener No. 4333 - In the Event of Fire by Flying Tortoise This thread is for the traditional 'elliptical' discussion, comments and thanks to the setter. If you want to participate in a more direct...
16:01 Fri 13th Feb 201572 answers, last by Scorpius 11:18 Fri 20th Feb 2015
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Ruthrobin

Listener No 4332 Augeas Two's Company

Congratulations Augeas on a compilation that would have pleased even Radix in the way it all hung together - theme, title, method of entry. The quotation we were directed to was intriguing and amusing...
10:44 Mon 09th Feb 201514 answers, last by AndrewG-S 18:09 Wed 11th Feb 2015
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trux

Listener Crossword No 4332 Two's Company By Augeas

A lucky stumble upon the person's name (maybe triggered by something hidden dark in the grey cells) speeded up what might have become a slog. Neat thematic treatment and quite a feat to construct the...
19:12 Fri 06th Feb 201520 answers, last by IainGrace 22:30 Sun 08th Feb 2015
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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...
17:56 Fri 06th Feb 201538 answers, last by upsetter 10:16 Sun 08th Feb 2015
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4331 By Loda

Well, those who have been moaning that the early ones were too easy have what they wanted here. This has been a real challenge, growing easier as it progressed, of course. We still have some ends to...
21:49 Fri 30th Jan 201561 answers, last by twoshortplan 09:14 Sat 07th Feb 2015
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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....
17:59 Fri 23rd Jan 201553 answers, last by EdgeofDarkness 10:42 Sun 01st Feb 2015
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Ruthrobin

Listener No 4329 Hedge-Sparrow

How very appropriate and what fun. Many thanks, Hedge-sparrow!
17:46 Fri 16th Jan 201526 answers, last by EdgeofDarkness 22:17 Wed 21st Jan 2015
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AHearer

Listener 4328: Reductio Ad Absurdum By Stick Insect

The title just about sums up my feelings about this one: sorry, Stick Insect, but I was hardly into gear before I finished. Perhaps we'll see a few newcomers to the Listener fold encouraged by an...
17:04 Fri 09th Jan 201528 answers, last by AndrewG-S 14:16 Thu 15th Jan 2015
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trux

Listener No 4327 The Alcoholic Baseball Player By Waterloo

Hoho!! Cracker-style literary jokes from Mr Waterloo ... some suitably making one groan, others raising a broad smile: I particularly liked 40ac. Gentle romp. Happy New Year to all ABers and many...
17:33 Fri 02nd Jan 201538 answers, last by Scorpius 16:45 Wed 07th Jan 2015
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Listener 4326, Coincidence By Sabre

I've searched bu apparently there is no Friday club for this very difficult offering by Sabre. I just got 17acr so I've finally finished. Phew! One of the hardest of the year, for sure. Thanks Sabre!...
16:07 Sat 27th Dec 201451 answers, last by sunny-dave 12:19 Mon 05th Jan 2015

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