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Speravi

Sunday Telegraph Enigmatic Variations 926 Sunday August 1st 2010

This week Loda has given us a splendid, jewel-like offering, in my view. It may be a cliche, but the theme is something which is truly "much loved": the very name raises a smile of...
15:24 Sun 01st Aug 201013 answers, last by DocHH 15:25 Mon 02nd Aug 2010
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dr b

EV 925 Gwent's Tall Yew by Kruger

Good afternoon Mr. and Mrs. UK and all ships at sea.... I thought this was a perfectly fine puzzle, not an earth-shattering PDM but solidly constructed nonetheless. And and am I wrong in seeing an...
14:46 Sun 25th Jul 201055 answers, last by Christiana 22:50 Wed 28th Jul 2010
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midazolam

Listener 4096: Some Assembly Required by Mr E

After part of the theme dawned on me half way through filling in the grid, i was thinking we were in for another stale ending. Luckily the ending took a fair amount of decoding, and it was very...
20:16 Fri 23rd Jul 201067 answers, last by IainGrace 19:39 Sun 01st Aug 2010
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devadolly

EV 924

10:35 Sun 18th Jul 201041 answers, last by zita-green 15:33 Mon 26th Jul 2010
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Zabadak

Listener 4085: Atom Smasher by Llig

Though there's another thread on on 4095, and I've contributed to it, this might help get the conversation started, though I suspect not a long one. There really isn't much to this (sorry Llig, and...
19:24 Fri 16th Jul 201051 answers, last by IainGrace 09:33 Sat 24th Jul 2010
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Speravi

EV 922 Works by Oxymoron

I know that this composer is a bete noire for some of us, but this particular offering is accessible: do have a go at it, it's very rewarding. There's some delightful cluing, amusing in parts - and...
14:11 Sun 04th Jul 201026 answers, last by Christiana 22:15 Fri 09th Jul 2010
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starwalker

Listener Crossword 4093 Times Group by Colleague

Another Friday, another Listener and another new setter (or is it). After a very straightforward grid fill, I shall now retire for a glass of something to consider the preamble. These easy fills are...
17:17 Fri 02nd Jul 201089 answers, last by mullingar 10:46 Sun 11th Jul 2010
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AndrewG-S

EV 921 Gang Of Four

All very quiet today - surely you have not all started watching football - or maybe you have left the country? Slow progress today, about 3/4 done on the grid and not making much progress on the theme...
15:17 Sun 27th Jun 201018 answers, last by Ruthrobin 11:09 Fri 02nd Jul 2010
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turnerjmw

Listener 4092 Misprinted Auditions by Bufo

An entertaining puzzle, much less difficult than it might appear at first glance. Thanks, Bufo
18:46 Fri 25th Jun 201054 answers, last by Zabadak 10:28 Tue 16th Nov 2010
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AHearer

Listener 4091: Mind the Gap by Calmac

16:25 Fri 18th Jun 201071 answers, last by S-matrix 07:01 Sat 26th Jun 2010
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tweaker

EV 920 'Find the lady'

Puzzle looks promising. Getting 1ac straight away is always a rare bonus! - Nice one Nutmeg. Happy fathers day to you all....
11:39 Sun 20th Jun 201015 answers, last by Graudian 14:29 Wed 23rd Jun 2010
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dr b

EV 919 Go-Getters by Ifor

17:10 Sun 13th Jun 201042 answers, last by novalis 18:17 Sat 19th Jun 2010
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4090 Refrain by Dysart

An evocative theme from our childhood this week and some very ingenious clues. Tougher than last week, we thought.
18:49 Fri 11th Jun 201057 answers, last by Eril 19:56 Mon 21st Jun 2010
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tweaker

EV 918 - Motorworks

Good morning all. Most will be off to a flying start with this puzzle, some nice clues. I have a 'leg hold' which only took a small matter of time, I "think" I've got the theme from 22ac (If...
09:03 Sun 06th Jun 201033 answers, last by AndrewG-S 12:47 Wed 09th Jun 2010
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starwalker

Listener 4089 Vive la Difference by Kevin

A very pleasant and enjoyable debut by Kevin. Some nice clues and a familiar theme which made me realise how quickly time passes. Possibly suitable for newcomers, but personally, I think that 32D is a...
17:49 Fri 04th Jun 2010105 answers, last by Mysterons 21:51 Sat 12th Jun 2010
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tweaker

EV 917 - 'Prime Mover' by Samuel

My first Samuel puzzle, already have a toe hold (which must be good). Preamble looks rather OK once its broken down into sections. Although it may not be Necessary for 5dn, I would like to purchase a...
09:00 Sun 30th May 201036 answers, last by Christiana 21:47 Thu 03rd Jun 2010
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Philoctetes

Listener 4088 - Digimix by Oyler

Well, thank goodness we have a long weekend. I think I might need that to work out what the blazes the clues mean! I had one theory, but the rubric that all entries are different turned me towards a...
15:17 Fri 28th May 201093 answers, last by Philoctetes 14:14 Fri 04th Jun 2010
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Mampara

EV 916

Can anyone who is doing today's EV please confirm the following- 1) The number of letters in the clue reading ' Queen starts to handle useful instrument' ? 2) That the number of letters (12) is...
13:52 Sun 23rd May 201049 answers, last by roslyn251254 15:04 Fri 28th May 2010
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kayakamina

EV 915 - For The Books

Anyone else disappointed with today's puzzle set by Charybis? I think we expect more of a challenge, but maybe this is a gentle introduction to EV for new solvers....
08:01 Sun 16th May 201031 answers, last by tweaker 00:07 Sun 23rd May 2010
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midazolam

Listener 4086: Back Gate by Tiburon

My first listener from one of the Magpie team (talk about coincidences from last weeks magpie pitch). Obvious misprints made this fairly straightforward to start but tricky to finish. The theme...
20:16 Fri 14th May 201085 answers, last by IainGrace 19:17 Sat 22nd May 2010

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