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Listener 4556

Quite a gentle one today.

Listener Crossword 4545 Polyfilla By Ifor

Thanks to Ifor for reminding us of a controversy from a few years back. I don't think too much of a problem should arise here. It could not have been easy to find words to match the requirements of...

kdgs2

Listener 4541 - Doing The Rounds By Extent

This was an interesting challenge - easy to get off to a flying start but I got quite bogged down in the 12-letter answers. The grid structure and the format of the Round clues were new to me, which...

Flocker14

Listener 4539 Removal By Gos

I can't be the first, surely? I can't remember when I last sat in front of a Listener for so long with so little idea of what was going on. My first trawl through the clues produced virtually nothing...

Encota

Listener 4537: Rollerball

Another great puzzle from the Ace of Hearts. I usually find this type of circular puzzle tricky and this one was no exception. A very nice theme very well executed - many thanks!

kdgs2

Listener 4528 Escapee By Dysart

An interesting treatment of a theme that I happened to come across not 4 hours ago, which certainly helped in identifying what was going on. This felt like a classic solid Listener, with plenty...

kdgs2

Listener 4511: Death In The Afternoon By Little Hare

Well that was a nice straightforward puzzle this week. I particularly liked the clueing this time round - my favourite being 20 across. Some of the misprints were very well hidden too. Thanks Little...

kdgs2

Listener 4496: Ilam By Mynot

This was quite tricky to make progress with lots of cold-solving required, but the penny dropped in about three stages with a final satisfying clang. Another puzzle contributing to the high quality of...

saladdodger

Ev 1319

Nine clues have two possible answers, differing by a single letter. Definitions are given for both answers, but the ambiguous letter is not given by wordplay These may be " 2 of the 9" 9a Antelope hit...

Flocker14

Listener 4488

A fairly gentle workout after the rigours of the last weeks but highly enjoyable nonetheless. Steady progress by trial and error after the first grid entry leads to a neat endgame. Many thanks to...

Ruthrobin

Listener No 4463 The Evolution Of East Perry By The Ace Of Hearts

Nice to have a circular one and we were given a very generous hint from the start but the very last two words we had to enter have taken almost as long as the rest of the grid fill. I have had a good...

starwalker

Listener Crossword 4462 : Squares By Phi

No, I am not a genius - the simple truth is that the puzzle was put up on the Times website this morning, albeit originally without a title or setter. New theme to me, and some difficult clues, but...

AHearer

Listener No. 4442: Got Me! By Towser

Grid fill started quickly, but the last few dragged on for a while. I found some of the extra words really hard to spot, and had to go back once I was convinced I had the right number of entries and...

Hagen

Listener 4441 It's Dark Up Here By Colleague

I loved this. The PDM really made me laugh, and I’m a great fan of the secondary element of the theme. Excellent clues and a tidy final stage that progressed logically from the theme without a trace...

AHearer

Listener No 4413: Edit By Jago

I thought this was a very nice idea, but I wish there had been more consistency. Perhaps it wasn't possible to find a fourth theme word that would fit -- it's not my area of expertise. Some nice...

AHearer

Listener No. 4384: Xl By Harpy

That was a lot of fun. It took me longer than it should have to spot what was going on in the Group B clues, even though I had seen what the instruction told me to do elsewhere. Many thanks, Harpy,...

AHearer

Listener No. 4381: Awful By Towser

In my version, it's terrible, but thanks to Towser for raising a smile....

AHearer

Listener No 4369: Golf... By Xanthippe

The grid fill was not as hard as I had expected, as spotting the treatment of the holes was a great help. I'm sure I'll have mucked up the last step, however, as i'm in the "good walk ruined" camp....

Contrarian

Listener No 4366: Ego-Trips By Llig

Sorry to be a bit repetitive, but this is just not a stiff enough challenge. Lots of very easy clues, and no real endgame to speak of....

AHearer

Listener No 4355: Shorthand Crosses By Aragon

A lovely construction, with fairly straightforward clues. I hadn't come across the verse, and have only been able to locate the vital couplet -- if the rest of it is available I hope somebody will...

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Listener 4556

Listener Crossword 4545 Polyfilla By Ifor

Listener 4541 - Doing The Rounds By Extent

Listener 4539 Removal By Gos

Listener 4537: Rollerball

Listener 4528 Escapee By Dysart

Listener 4511: Death In The Afternoon By Little Hare

Listener 4496: Ilam By Mynot

Ev 1319

Listener 4488

Listener No 4463 The Evolution Of East Perry By The Ace Of Hearts

Listener Crossword 4462 : Squares By Phi

Listener No. 4442: Got Me! By Towser

Listener 4441 It's Dark Up Here By Colleague

Listener No 4413: Edit By Jago

Listener No. 4384: Xl By Harpy

Listener No. 4381: Awful By Towser

Listener No 4369: Golf... By Xanthippe

Listener No 4366: Ego-Trips By Llig

Listener No 4355: Shorthand Crosses By Aragon

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