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Listener 4154: Downsizing by Dilwitch

Another debut! I am usually not one for Listener's where there's no PDM etc but I enjoyed this one. Difficulty enhanced by the difference in definition and wordplay together with some tough clues....
19:00 Fri 09th Sep 201171 answers, last by Mysterons 08:15 Mon 19th Sep 2011
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Zabadak

Listener Crossword 4153: Rhythm for a Dance by Brimstone

I think I have it, though one element, the two letter replacement, and one additional word entry are as yet unconfirmed. I'm still trying to justify everything, which looks like being a bit of a slog,...
20:20 Fri 02nd Sep 201163 answers, last by easterfool 16:10 Tue 13th Sep 2011
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midazolam

Listener 4152: Inn Joke by Mr Lemon

I don't get it! (the joke that is) I am glad it was easy this week compared to last week, but I am not impressed. The title, the rejoinder, the connection between the quotation? I suppose none of it...
16:20 Fri 26th Aug 201154 answers, last by ichkeria 08:29 Fri 02nd Sep 2011
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midazolam

Listener 4151: Number or Nummer by Ruslan

Tricky start to this numerical with a preamble that initially confused me as I misunderstood what was going to be English and German. I now have all the letters, a completed left hand grid and the two...
22:48 Fri 19th Aug 201158 answers, last by ichkeria 10:06 Tue 30th Aug 2011
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starwalker

Listener 4150 - Garden Scraps by Colleague

A rapid grid fiil brings the reward of a visit to the sherry decanter before attempting to make sense of the preamble. It's a risky strategy, but someone has to try it. On reflection, I think I boobed...
16:49 Fri 12th Aug 201164 answers, last by IainGrace 14:49 Sun 21st Aug 2011
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midazolam

Listener 4149: Toga by Nod

An enjoyable Listener debut from Nod A concise preamble for once, straightforward clues and a nice finish to round it off. A few of the clues I had the wrong letter, despite being perfectly acceptable...
17:41 Fri 05th Aug 201153 answers, last by easterfool 16:22 Sat 13th Aug 2011
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starwalker

Listener 4148 - More Collusion by The Magpie

Having seen the setter(s) I thought that this would be a real problem. Surprisingly, despite some tricky clues, it all fell into place quite quickly. I notice that these days they omit the instruction...
18:05 Fri 29th Jul 201154 answers, last by ichkeria 08:32 Tue 09th Aug 2011
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starwalker

Listener 4147 OZ and WR by Theod

Having seen that this has a Playcode code, I was intending to put it to one side. Having failed at that, I now find myself within an ace of finishing. Much easier than I expected, but I realise that...
17:05 Fri 22nd Jul 201167 answers, last by Clamzy 17:32 Thu 28th Jul 2011
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dr b

Listener 4146 What it Says by Waterloo

A pretty straightforward solve this week, as 6 or 8 cold solves revealed the likely method of entry. But, a well constructed puzzle, and a nice break after last week's brainbuster. Thank you Waterloo,...
18:14 Fri 15th Jul 201152 answers, last by borealis 10:49 Sun 24th Jul 2011
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midazolam

Listener 4144: Location, Location, Location by Shackleton

Despite only solving 2 of Shackleton's puzzles before (the Jackson Pollock puzzle and the Morse code/Beethoven prize winning puzzle of last year), I have been eagerly awaiting the next. This does not...
20:12 Fri 01st Jul 201177 answers, last by easterfool 00:23 Mon 11th Jul 2011
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AHearer

Listener 4139: An Unsettled Spell by Nutmeg

I spent a long time staring at a grid with the source filled in and a knowledge of the letters that had slipped before I started cracking the clues. Having basically solved it in the reverse order I...
21:06 Fri 27th May 2011111 answers, last by Philoctetes 18:37 Thu 09th Jun 2011
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midazolam

Listener 4138: The X-factor by IOA

I looked down the list of letters thinking: no clue lengths, no clue numbers, no idea which is across or even, 26 numbers to choose from. Aargh! Luckily, once it gets going, things speed up and to a...
19:12 Fri 20th May 201187 answers, last by Eril 19:45 Mon 13th Jun 2011
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midazolam

Listener 4137: Frightened Catherine by Ifor

An enjoyable Listener début from Ifor (although a setter that I have solved in the Magpie, EV and IQ). I was wondering why this needed to be a carte blanche as I was solving it, but the little...
19:41 Fri 13th May 201190 answers, last by ichkeria 13:25 Mon 23rd May 2011
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starwalker

Listener 4136 - Cross-reference by Nudd

Rapidly closing in on this having now got over two thirds of the grid filled, but not yet the thematic creation. I particularly liked 23D, but perhaps that's just me. A fun debut (I think). Many...
17:38 Fri 06th May 201187 answers, last by ichkeria 18:30 Sat 17th Sep 2011
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starwalker

Listener Crossword 4135 Travellers by The Tall'n

Making good progress with this. Just got the 10 lines to draw. Lots of thematic material (and lots of fun)
20:02 Fri 29th Apr 2011101 answers, last by S-matrix 19:42 Sat 07th May 2011
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cluelessJoe

Listener 4131 - Carte Blanche en Tore by Ten-Four

Easiest one of the year for me by a long chalk. Am I getting smarter, or are these Listeners getting simpler?
18:46 Fri 01st Apr 2011147 answers, last by bellabee 21:14 Wed 13th Apr 2011
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4130 Rattle by Augeus

I see that trux and Starwalker have posted already, elsewhere. As I did, they quickly found the quotation and are now working hard.
18:16 Fri 25th Mar 201187 answers, last by turast 12:06 Wed 30th Mar 2011
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Zabadak

Listener Crossword 4128 Ringtone by Trev

Evening all. Once again I find myself staring at a completed grid and a completed instruction, the former quite straightforward, the latter requiring a leap of imagination that so far eludes me. All...
19:45 Fri 11th Mar 201181 answers, last by turast 12:15 Wed 23rd Mar 2011
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dr b

Listener 4126 Arthurian Legend by Corvettes

Wow. Absolutely brilliant. I tried to rotate the rings mentally, but got out the scissors after a few minutes. Then half my letters were upside down, so I printed out a new grid and re-filled it. An...
22:56 Fri 25th Feb 2011112 answers, last by trux 19:00 Tue 08th Mar 2011
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dr b

Listener 4125 Elementary Number Theory by Oyler

Elementary, indeed. An easily guessed theme as far as resolving the ambiguities is concerned, leading to a very quick grid fill. The most interesting thing about it was checking the statements against...
21:32 Fri 18th Feb 201176 answers, last by S-matrix 00:45 Fri 04th Mar 2011

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