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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...

Ripper

Inquisitor 1453

This has an extra letter added to wordplay.Local baited line for catching pink paper bird (6) T?A?LE The answer should be teagle, but I don't know why or what the extra letter is! Thanks in advance...

Ripper

Inquisitor 1441

All filled in (except one letter!)and understood the theme, but 1down: the obvious answer ends in T, is this right? Sorry this is not much info but I didn't want to give too much away for people still...

MontysMummy

Ev 1215 Slapdash

I have a complete grid and I'm happy that everything is correct, and I also have 8 of the 10 misprints. Assuming that I have correctly identified the misprints I think I know what the second word...

crosswhit99

Listener 4386

Quite an appropriate puzzle given the weather we have been having this week ! Relieved that it didn't take too long to crack as we have the pleasure of another Schadenfreude puzzle to occupy us...

djawhufc

Spectator 2245

Morning all Columba for us to get our teeth into this morning. All the best DJA...

jim360

Ev: Sunday Telegraph Enigmatic Variations 1210: Whodunnit? By Ranunculus

This is a seriously good crossword. Nothing too hard but full to bursting with thematic material, something to smile at in every clue. Wonderful stuff, Ranunculus. I can't say I completely understand...

kazizere

Word Quiz

Has anybody completed the Word Quiz by Didymus? (December edition)

pomona

Generalist Word Quiz

Three of a kind 3. Which 2-word term meaning "enter into a dispute" has 3 consecutive Es? 5. How does SEEP boast 3 consecutive Os?! 8. Which form of illumination in a lounge has 3 consecutive Ls?...

pilkie

Giant Crossword

26 down. 7letters (4,3). Clue. Was successful. Cryptic. Achieved success, as missile sent to Mars did. -e-t-a- 50. Down. 7 letters (4,3) Clue. Evict. Cryptic. Empty contents of sack ----o-- 70across....

RufusWilliam

Sunday Times Crossword 4671

One to go: 26a A head teacher's part (4) E?C? EACH seems feeble for Dean Mayer, but what else could it be?

x_word_fan

Listener 4373 Semirp By Kea

Apologies if there is another thread. Nothing for the "numberphobes" to be scared of. Logical with only a bit of Excel at the start and some spadework at the end. Enjoyable - thanks Kea....

saladdodger

Iq 1411

All done apart from the 3 or 4 letter change......... looks like it should be in 31d but doesn't seem to work for either preference??

nerja2007

Everyman

I have Martin Scorsese for 9d Film directors treatment of senators crimes Is that right? Also permit for 8d ..grant agreement Now I am stuck with 10a US city in plan linked to a new fraud (9)...

AHearer

Listener No 4372: Seldom Seen By Piccadilly

Anything I say will set off yet another argument about easy and hard Listeners, so I'll leave it at thanking Piccadilly for a brief spell of entertainment....

Canary42

Why, On All The Paintings Of Them .....

..... do Adam and Eve have belly buttons ?...

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....

jim360

Listener Crossword No 4368 -- The Name Of The Game By Harribobs

The preamble was enough for an early PDM, although I've not actually played the game properly before. Then it was a relatively speedy gridfill before I nervously attempted the endgame, dreading the...

hankir

Ev 1197 : Works

Tough going. Solved half of it. No idea about the author or works. One strange thing. The missing letters from Down clues 1 to 8 are all consonants. They do not make any sense. I may be doing...

doctordolittle

Cyclops 558

Island fool covers ejaculation with iodine (7) ?Y?L?S?

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