Listener No 4182 Breach of Contract by Ron

[Ruthrobin]

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 the entertainment, Ron.

[starwalker]

I have also justlatched on to the theme and the relevant title. Great fun and much more of a challenge. Nice debut (?) Ron. Thanks.

[sunny-dave]

Good fun - very enjoyable - thanks Ron.

[trux]

Probably took longer than I should have, but maybe this was because I was so enjoying the construction and the solving process. Very cute, indeed. So multiple thanks also from me to Ron.

[Coalminers]

Excellent. Clues all very sound, and some quite saucy ones! Several pleasant PDMs. Well done Ron.

[Coalminers]

.....and also good to see a setter who knows how to spell "Mosley"

[Zabadak]

Started late and endured a hiatus with this one, but found it thoroughly absorbing. Two of the thematic answers had to be worked out by back-formation, and getting the title helped immeasurably with some of the down clues, especially those towards the bottom. Some very devious cluing, and very few of the altered words in the downs were obvious. Can't find Ron in the list of setters, so either A N Other Setter under another assumed name or a fine début. A proper Listener, anyway.
One minor grump in the cluing for 26 - just a bit too "saucy" for my taste, and I'm not usually all that PC. Perhaps later editions of Chambers than mine have been more pejorative.

[dr b]

Everything Z just said^.

[teuchter2]

Not finished yet, but well on the way and have got theme. I was amused to see a description of myself in 16ac. Come on you reds!

[Walterloo]

I agree, an entertaining puzzle with some great clues. 16 and 25 in particular stood out for me, though I can't get the wordplay for 22a. Thanks to Ron.

[lyrabelacqua]

Simply beautiful, with some very tight clueing. A treat. Walterloo, on 22 go Latin. I hope that's sufficiently obscure.

[Walterloo]

Got it! Thanks L.

[teuchter2]

Finished rapidly this morning, but don't understand the wordplay for 26a. Would be grateful if someone could enlighten me in a sufficiently obscure way!

[Stavrolex]

That was most enjoyable. Thanks Ron. Was kicking myself for not getting the title earlier (given the hint in the preamble) but it all came together very well in the end. I particularly liked the method used to provide the description. Has this been used before?

[perseverer]

teuchter2 - email sent

[silversolver]

What an excellent puzzle, my favourite of the year so far. Some nice clues (particularly enjoyed 16d), a superb construction and an ingenious way to describe the scenario. Great fun, many thanks Ron!

[sunny-dave]

Interesting isn't it - this wasn't particularly hard, but because it was really clever, with some very nicely obscured clues (of three different types) and had a new (to me at least) way of hiding part of the theme information it was a genuine pleasure to do.

I was actually sad to have finished this puzzle - unlike some of the visits to 'Much Staring at the Grid' in previous weeks where all I wanted was the blessed release of completion.

I agree with silversolver - my favourite Listener so far this year :=)

[tilbee]

Yes thoroughly enjoyed this. As others have said not particularly hard but excellent construction and great way to pass the early afternoon. Thanks Ron.

[contendo]

Not quite there yet but I'm enjoying this. Some lovely clues which at first appear totally impenetrable but eventually make complete sense when the logic becomes apparent. Some clues in the bottom half haven't yielded yet.
Re 26A, I think it's sad that there are some who want the language to be something other than it is. Shades of Bowdler.

[contendo]

There at last. Just finished in time to go off to the pub quiz. Certainly one of the best, if not the best, this year.

[qwerty99]

A delightful puzzle, my favourite of the year too. I had the "title" after solving half a dozen of the down clues, but there was still a lot of work to do. The idea is beautifully simple but must it have been a devil to construct the grid.

I must admit I struggle to find anything particularly louche about any of the clues. But then I am a devotee of Cyclops in Private Eye - a brilliantly-clued Rabelasian filth-fest which I recommend to anyone here who does not need to turn to the smelling salts when confronted by a properly racy clue!