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midazolam

Listener 4204 by ?

Another week and we don't know who set it (no clue on the Times or Listener sites) This was a fun, enjoyable, clever solve that all fitted together nicely in the end...thanks setter...
19:36 Fri 24th Aug 201258 answers, last by sunny-dave 14:27 Tue 04th Sep 2012
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Warden

Listener 4202

Quite a pleasurable romp after some difficult ones recently. More time to watch the Olympics.
17:20 Fri 10th Aug 201248 answers, last by Toes 02:51 Sat 18th Aug 2012
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upsetter

Listener 4201, Translation by Sabre

Have grasped the theme but the clues seem to be extremely opaque this week (apart from the easy ones) - is anyone faring better?
11:24 Sat 04th Aug 2012101 answers, last by tnap 06:32 Sun 26th Aug 2012
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upsetter

Listener 4200, The Missing Vowels Round by Shackleton

well, that's the PDM and the Antihesis out of the way, now for the clues...
16:43 Fri 27th Jul 201279 answers, last by Philoctetes 16:11 Wed 08th Aug 2012
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4199 Scattered by Kea

What a pleasure to see a Kea puzzle but what a tough solve. No, not really opening the Friday club as I still have to produce my final grid and there is some demanding word play to sort out but many...
21:56 Fri 20th Jul 2012100 answers, last by IainGrace 16:45 Wed 01st Aug 2012
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Zabadak

Listener 4198, 24 Across by Pilcrow

Pretty straightforward even in my current befuddled state: the double clues resolve easily enough. I query "our" and "hero" in the rubric, and whether the lower case writing thing...
17:28 Fri 13th Jul 201271 answers, last by turast 00:28 Fri 20th Jul 2012
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midazolam

Listener 4196 Here and There by Hedge-Sparrow

Sorry for all those that replied to the last thread, but here is another The crux of this one is not to get flustered with all those letters as I did, but it does work out in the end...
11:34 Sat 30th Jun 201263 answers, last by logophile 12:17 Fri 27th Jul 2012
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contendo

Saturday Times The Listener 4195 Sum by Hotspur Saturday June 23rd 2012

Well that wasn't too bad. Now for the bottom half.
08:05 Sat 23rd Jun 201275 answers, last by IainGrace 19:44 Wed 04th Jul 2012
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Zabadak

Listener 4194, Two Little Ducks by Ben Trovato

Now that really WAS easy, though I had to work fast as I'm off out to watch England/Sweden in the company of some Spurs. Once the first of the unclued answers drops, the rest follow without too much...
16:25 Fri 15th Jun 201276 answers, last by Alekhine 09:52 Thu 28th Jun 2012
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Rogue-Elfe

Listener Crossword no. 4193 Taste and Fancy by Radix

I'm doing this now because that makes me the question author for the first ever time! I thought this would be tricky, but looking at the way the across answers are unfurling, I might be on to...
07:09 Sat 09th Jun 201253 answers, last by jumperjudy 14:24 Sat 14th Jul 2012
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slaney

EV 1021: Blown Off Course by Jaques

A rainy morning here in the West of Ireland, but I managed to get the last copy of the Telegraph, so was able to enjoy this excellent crossword - not the most difficult grid fill, but an entertaining...
17:17 Sun 03rd Jun 201225 answers, last by DocHH 18:07 Tue 05th Jun 2012
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starwalker

Listener Crossword 4192 Symbolic by Jago

No problems at all with this. Definitely one to attract newcomers. Thanks Jago
16:04 Fri 01st Jun 201262 answers, last by IainGrace 08:28 Sat 09th Jun 2012
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trux

Listener 4191: Full Instructions Included by Nudd

Great fun. Not overly complex clues, so grid (sort of) filled quite quickly. PDM for endgame likewise followed apace, and then needed some careful thought to justify all ten modifications, producing...
17:18 Fri 25th May 201245 answers, last by olichant 10:28 Thu 31st May 2012
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logophile

Listener 4190 by Oyler

Another great puzzle from the mathematical master ! Solved all the down clues first, then the acrosses. Then it was great fun cutting and glueing little "dice" to get the answer - thanks...
17:13 Fri 18th May 201265 answers, last by Philoctetes 10:05 Wed 30th May 2012
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Zabadak

Listener 4189, 8 by 13

Best of luck with this one, everybody. I nearly quit with it being a carte blanche (sort of - at least we have word lengths) with indeterminate numbers of letters to be removed from clues, clashing...
04:06 Sat 12th May 201290 answers, last by Postigod 13:44 Tue 22nd May 2012
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Coalminers

Listener 4188 Painless by Rasputin

I can't believe I'm the the first to post this week, so will someone tell me where I can find the real thread. Anyway, very enjoyable, and a subject that I have always enjoyed. Thanks Rasputin.
21:25 Fri 04th May 201258 answers, last by Postigod 09:50 Tue 15th May 2012
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midazolam

Listener 4187: Prize and Prize-winner by Dysart

The lack of numbers in the grid didnt hold this puzzle up for long and now having obtained a full grid, the author, birthplace, the removed five letter collection and one of the three novels...
16:50 Fri 27th Apr 201270 answers, last by IainGrace 16:13 Sun 06th May 2012
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Zabadak

Listener 4186 Cuemasters by Tangram

I think I've got there, though held up for a long time in the NW of the grid and an overenthusiastic wrong answer to 1 down in particular. A wrong assumption about probably the most critical missing...
18:28 Fri 20th Apr 201268 answers, last by easterfool 23:05 Sat 28th Apr 2012
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trux

Listener 4185 : Ballad by Elgin

(sorry started on wrong site, apparently) - so repeat here : Well, we had all been moaning that the Big L was getting to be the Big EZ ... not this week, mefears but after a mammoth struggle, have now...
21:27 Fri 13th Apr 201289 answers, last by cruciverbali 15:45 Wed 25th Apr 2012
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Vagans

CAM 65 Prize Crossword: Mind your Ps & Qs by Ifor

This edition's puzzle is at http://www.alumni.cam...am65/CAM_65_LORES.pdf (on page 48). A cunning offering by Ifor (who also had a good puzzle in the Listener series in May 2011 and sets elsewhere...
16:06 Fri 23rd Mar 201243 answers, last by olichant 15:07 Fri 25th May 2012

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