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midazolam

Listener 4187: Prize and Prize-winner by Dysart

The lack of numbers in the grid didnt hold this puzzle up for long and now having obtained a full grid, the author, birthplace, the removed five letter collection and one of the three novels...
17:50 Fri 27th Apr 201270 answers, last by IainGrace 17:13 Sun 06th May 2012
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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...
19:28 Fri 20th Apr 201268 answers, last by easterfool 00:05 Sun 29th Apr 2012
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trux

Listener 4185 : Ballad by Elgin

(sorry started on wrong site, apparently) - so repeat here : Well, we had all been moaning that the Big L was getting to be the Big EZ ... not this week, mefears but after a mammoth struggle, have now...
22:27 Fri 13th Apr 201289 answers, last by cruciverbali 16:45 Wed 25th Apr 2012
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Zabadak

The Ceremony of the Keys at the Tower.

I was privileged to watch this once, and the fabulous sense of a 700 year continuous - "every night without fail" - history adds greatly to the sense of occasion. This is the main exchange:...
20:35 Mon 16th Apr 20126 answers, last by jake-the-peg 09:14 Wed 18th Apr 2012
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naomi24

Do you think you can cheat God?

Pascal’s Wager, in short, states that: **a man has everything to gain and nothing to lose by believing in God, and everything to lose and nothing to gain by not believing in God. On these...
20:09 Wed 11th Apr 201283 answers, last by locusts 09:06 Thu 28th May 2020
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starwalker

Listener 4184: Claim by Raich

Having struggled to get started, I found the claim with less than half of the grid filled. Now I am struggling again with the final few answers. Lots of fun though. Dammit ! There goes the Z cup again...
18:06 Fri 06th Apr 201254 answers, last by Mysterons 10:35 Tue 24th Apr 2012
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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...
18:09 Fri 30th Mar 201256 answers, last by Postigod 12:49 Fri 13th Apr 2012
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Ruthrobin

Listener No 4182 Breach of Contract by Ron

I've just got the theme and title and am, as usual, thoroughly enjoying this puzzle. The three different types of clue were a challenge to start with but it all works out very nicely. Many thanks for...
19:21 Fri 23rd Mar 201252 answers, last by rabet 13:47 Sat 31st Mar 2012
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sandyRoe

Feardie faithists forgo facing ferocious freethinkers...

Why do the freethinkers always field their first eleven while the faithful hardly seem able to muster a scratch side?
12:48 Tue 13th Mar 201234 answers, last by naomi24 20:46 Tue 20th Mar 2012
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Kapadeka

Saturday Times Jumbo Cryptic 970 Saturday March 17th 2012

34a, rider suffering fate, albeit right outside (12) so frustrated,. have nearly eaten this pencil!
18:28 Tue 20th Mar 20123 answers, last by Zabadak 18:31 Tue 20th Mar 2012
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ELVIS68

Footballer collapses on pitch......

Boltons Fabrice Muamba collapsed and looked in a very bad way, Hope he's ok...
19:31 Sat 17th Mar 201261 answers, last by stokemaveric 00:08 Sun 18th Mar 2012
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starwalker

Listener Crossword 4181 : Sinecure by Franc

Nothing too taxing. Another one to encourage new members. Thanks Franc.
18:33 Fri 16th Mar 201243 answers, last by abns 08:55 Fri 23rd Mar 2012
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4180 Knight's Move by Merlin

I am thoroughly enjoying this beautifully clued crossword and have already found the theme and quotation. Great fun, thank you, Merlin. (Still some finishing touches to go - have to find and replace...
19:03 Fri 09th Mar 201242 answers, last by Philoctetes 11:26 Thu 22nd Mar 2012
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trt

Countdown today, what was the word bleeped out..

when the school teacher gave it as an answer? It was passed as OK and in the dictionary but not told what it was!...
00:44 Thu 08th Mar 201213 answers, last by giveup 15:42 Thu 08th Mar 2012
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gribble

Listener 4179

I have completed grid and clashes etc, but just cannot see the theme, any hints/tips with the theme appreciated
19:25 Wed 07th Mar 20123 answers, last by gribble 22:27 Sat 10th Mar 2012
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amtaff

Mephisto 2688

1ac. This term for terrain when Indra's messed up?(4). AR?D. Arid? Ared? Soltion and explanation gratefully accepted....
05:21 Mon 05th Mar 20122 answers, last by amtaff 09:05 Mon 05th Mar 2012
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Zhukov

sun times 4475

22a We hear it"s one topping home for a Viscount?(6) H - - - A - 23d New wing of Tate captivates mature artist (5) - - L - E Thanks for your help....
07:16 Mon 05th Mar 20125 answers, last by Zhukov 07:47 Mon 05th Mar 2012
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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...
19:10 Fri 02nd Mar 201271 answers, last by borealis 20:22 Sun 11th Mar 2012
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johnpiper

Saturday Times Prize Crossword 25101 Saturday March 3rd 2012

are the habits if the young able to create group loyalty (7,7) ?a?t?e? ??l???e One is still doing nothing to get better at this (4,6) R?S? ??r? Join the fifth group (5) E?I?E...
08:26 Sat 03rd Mar 20126 answers, last by keithsolver 08:37 Sat 03rd Mar 2012
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frameshift

TLS 816

Last two. 1d Fitzgerald provided this opening for backers (4) S - T - 22d What Egan supplied to the adventures of Tom and Jerry (6) - I - I - H Thanks....
08:03 Sat 03rd Mar 20125 answers, last by frameshift 08:18 Sat 03rd Mar 2012

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