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Listener 4100: Table-turning by Kea
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This is what the listener is all about. As soon as I saw Kea's name at the top I knew this was going to be good. This was a real challenge, the like we have been missing recently. Masterful construction with ingenious ideas in both clues and design. The best this year so far. Thanks for the brain workout Kea.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I must admit I too found the jumbled order of the clues quite irritating, so much so that I spent 10 minutes re-ordering them conventionally, with a string of numbers below so I could complete the instruction, and the numbers of the 2 adjacent clues after each to assist in identifying which of the 3 types each was - it's always preferable if the setter can manage to present the hidden message in normal clue order.
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Difficult yes, but not impossible obviously. As a last resort contact me at [email protected]
phew! All done. A great puzzle but somewhat comes a bit marred if you fall off the flow of what's going on. However, had I been doing these puzzle for a length (and know all the tricks of the trade) of time I would of completed it quicker. So 10/10 anyway, this one stuck out from the rest, thats for sure.
Cheers Kea.
Cheers Kea.
Finally made it. Thanks for the offer of help Clamzy, but glad I managed it without. Yes, the colour markers were a help Andrew G-S. Very easy to slip up at the final stage. I'm left with a gap which I hope is intended.
Just time to take a deep breath before the arithmetic starts. There must be easier ways of torturing oneself.
Just time to take a deep breath before the arithmetic starts. There must be easier ways of torturing oneself.
Strange (or maybe not) that safe-cracking is such a legend. It's probably my favourite puzzle of the past 5 years - and yet I got it wrong. Can't remember exactly what - I had all the moves, the string of pearls etc. but at the death, somehow managed to introduce the obligatory single transcription error.
I'm pleased that Kea's efforts are so widely recognised for their mastery of the art, (though doubtless the odd poster might have also cracked the afore-mentioned safe after 10 minutes and just two perimeter answers).
I'm pleased that Kea's efforts are so widely recognised for their mastery of the art, (though doubtless the odd poster might have also cracked the afore-mentioned safe after 10 minutes and just two perimeter answers).
Ruthrobin, full historical information about the Listener crossword is on their website. Kea's puzzles are listed at http://www.listenercr...m/Setters/K/Kea.html. Safe-cracking was number 3843.
http://ccgi.laserbase...swords/xwdb_home.html
Ruthrobin. You will also find details of Kea's previous puzzles by following the above URL. It is a database compiled by Dave Hennings and provides a wealth of information about The Listener and other similar series. If you are familiar with it you will agree that this is a formidable compilation which must have been a real labour of love over many years and a mine of useful information for solvers as they attempt to use past puzzles as an indication of possible ways forward.
Ruthrobin. You will also find details of Kea's previous puzzles by following the above URL. It is a database compiled by Dave Hennings and provides a wealth of information about The Listener and other similar series. If you are familiar with it you will agree that this is a formidable compilation which must have been a real labour of love over many years and a mine of useful information for solvers as they attempt to use past puzzles as an indication of possible ways forward.
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