Listener 4714 Run To Seed By Phi

[emcee]

A decent puzzle. Most of the normal clues were straightforward but I found a couple of halves of the double clues quite tough.

It all came together neatly enough in the end.

Thanks, Phi.

[upsetter]

This was really hard work but ultimately rewarding.

Thanks, Phi.

[sunny-dave]

I like this - an excellent example of a Phi puzzle.

Good solid clues, then a nasty moment when I thought I'd hit a brick wall with the theme, finally some nice fiddling with the grid to get the eventual entries.

We don't see this type of puzzle often enough - it seems to have been largely supplanted by ones requiring either extended grid-staring or a leap of faith into GWIT territory - I'm very happy to say neither of those applied in this case.

Thanks Phi - very good indeed.

[HawkCrossword]

Yes, a fine puzzle - I especially enjoyed the endgame.

I had an alternative answer for one of the double clue parts which held me up for a while, but apart from that it progressed smoothly and all came together very pleasingly at the end - thanks Phi!

I also invested in the I paper today, so it's going to be a bank holiday Phi-fest.

[HawkCrossword]

Well, I'd like to say I enjoyed a nice pair of Phis this weekend, but the Inquisitor puzzle's nothing special, to be honest. At least we have this one :-)

[Cruncher]

Managed to confuse myself with many herrings of diverse hues. For me the unclued down entry was the last thing I tumbled to when it might have been the first...

[Dim16]

I echo others' comments as to the endgame, very enjoyable.

Mind you, I have a solution which is inconsistent with one or two of my double clue answers, and I haven't solved four of the twelve double clues, so still a bit of work to do.

[Dim16]

Just as well I carried on since my original solution contained a wrong entry. All now present and correct I think.