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sunny-dave

Listener 4643 - Systematic By Dave

An excellent (and far from easy) puzzle - even after spotting the theme it was tricky to find the correct entries which needed adjustment. Some nice clues too - with very tricky parsing to be done to...
21:18 Fri 22nd Jan 202117 answers, last by danielmason1938 12:54 Tue 26th Jan 2021
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upsetter

Listener 4632 Heads And Tails By Jfd

Magnificent construction and rich in thematic material. Thanks very much, JFD....
18:45 Fri 06th Nov 202010 answers, last by emcee 12:57 Mon 09th Nov 2020
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perseverer

Listener Crossword 4608 Keep Your Distance By Pandiculator

Taken me a good few hours, but with instructions still to stay at home and a howling gale outside, not a bad way to pass the time. No need for spreadsheets, and not too much need for calculators...
14:48 Sat 23rd May 202025 answers, last by BMACMAC 12:15 Tue 02nd Jun 2020
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perseverer

Listener Crossword No 4607 Observe The Globe By Awinger

Title and setter's name (coincidental?) gave big clues to the subject matter, and plenty of thematic material incorporated in resolving the clashes. Interesting clue gimmick especially in the down...
10:12 Sat 16th May 202011 answers, last by icynorth 16:36 Mon 18th May 2020
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upsetter

The Listener Crossword 4603 - In Round Numbers By Colleague

A satisfactory end to a complex puzzle but still struggling with the alternate title and parsing some of the clues whose answers we had to work out by back solving. Thanks, Colleague....
11:36 Sat 18th Apr 202018 answers, last by NickorWan 18:01 Thu 23rd Apr 2020
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upsetter

Listener Crossword No 4599 - Triumvirate By Tnap

We have no idea about what the quotation is but that didn't stand in the way of completing the grid. Perhaps too many easy clues for a Listener. Thanks, tnap....
19:19 Fri 20th Mar 202011 answers, last by sunny-dave 16:15 Sun 22nd Mar 2020
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sunny-dave

Listener 4598

What a splendid puzzle - a worthy commemoration for Waterloo. Easy (for sure) but lots of fun, involving some cute lateral thinking by the setter. Very neatly done indeed....
17:48 Fri 13th Mar 202015 answers, last by Hagen 09:56 Fri 20th Mar 2020
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Flocker14

Listener Crossword No 4594 Chat By Aedites

At first I thought this was going to be a doddle thanks to some generous clues, but it wasn't at all. Stumbled on the theme fairly early on but working out the message from the extra letters,...
22:00 Fri 14th Feb 202016 answers, last by olichant 22:03 Tue 18th Feb 2020
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olichant

Listener 4593 Death Row By Ifor

I thought this was brilliant. Not quite as tough as it looked at first sight, although a lucky early guess at the theme helped. It all came together very neatly and the final step was beautifully...
19:08 Fri 07th Feb 20208 answers, last by emcee 19:35 Sun 09th Feb 2020
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sunny-dave

Listener 4591 1899

Nice implementation of an entry method that I'm sure I've seen several times before? Some interesting vocabulary, but nothing too abstruse to deter a first-time solver. Thanks Ares - a pleasant couple...
19:12 Fri 24th Jan 202019 answers, last by JS1988 21:53 Mon 03rd Feb 2020
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NickorWan

Listener No 4589 Progress Report By Tibea

Excellent, thanks Tibea, and not as daunting as I first feared. Some may be aware, I certainly wasn't....
20:44 Fri 10th Jan 202011 answers, last by IainGrace 22:02 Sun 12th Jan 2020
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NickorWan

Listener No 4586 Square Deal? By Tiburon

A lovely puzzle, thanks, Tiburon. I do like a bit of cut and paste when we are neatly guided to the final arrangement as here. Season's best to all....
06:55 Sat 21st Dec 201910 answers, last by Hagen 15:28 Sat 28th Dec 2019
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upsetter

The Listener 4584 Mince Pie By Nutmeg

Good fun - thanks Nutmeg.
18:48 Fri 06th Dec 20197 answers, last by perseverer 12:39 Sun 08th Dec 2019
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Hagen

Listener 4581 Transformers By Yorick

Gosh, that was a workout and a half! I'm not certain I've got the final transcription right, but I'm not too bothered as I don't send in. It's clear what's required, though there's plenty of room for...
22:05 Fri 15th Nov 20196 answers, last by 12barblues 18:03 Mon 02nd Dec 2019
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Alekhine

Listener 4582: Full Steam Ahead

No-one here? Oh my! Lots of opportunities to go wrong, but a nice work out. Don't you just love the numericals?...
23:56 Fri 22nd Nov 201917 answers, last by logophile 14:29 Thu 28th Nov 2019
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IainGrace

Listener 4580 - A Game Of 11

Good fun but it became obvious a bit too early what it was all about.
20:29 Fri 08th Nov 20197 answers, last by 12barblues 18:02 Sun 10th Nov 2019
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sunny-dave

Listener 4577 - The Gaudy

A brisk romp through some neat (but not too taxing) clues and then a mercifully brief grid stare - another entry-level Listener, but a very pleasant one. Thanks Paddock - plenty of time now for the...
17:31 Fri 18th Oct 201914 answers, last by NickorWan 14:32 Thu 24th Oct 2019
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Hagen

Listener 4565 Folio By Nebuchadnezzar

No doubt there's a thread lurking, not yet appearing in AB search, though I've looked hard enough... I failed at the first hurdle - I couldn't find the puzzle! It's usually at the bottom of the home...
14:11 Sat 27th Jul 201913 answers, last by pushmi-pullyu 10:14 Tue 06th Aug 2019
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IainGrace

Listener Crossword No.4564

Having been away on holiday a lot recently and playing catch up with numerous crosswords that we do and just about got there, this was a pleasing puzzle to solve. Neatly constructed and entertaining...
17:53 Fri 19th Jul 201913 answers, last by sunny-dave 10:56 Mon 22nd Jul 2019
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emcee

Listener No.4559 G By Xanthippe

A fantastic puzzle celebrating a memorable moment. I solved the clues quite quickly but found the long endgame quite fiddly. My only snag is that I have an "I" left over to fit in the bottom row and...
10:36 Sat 15th Jun 20198 answers, last by Hagen 15:48 Wed 19th Jun 2019

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