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Listener 4848 Return By Dysart

A cracking finish to a year of great puzzles. What a shame there will be no more Dysart puzzles. A fine setter.

Listener 4847 Demeaning By Lionheart

An absorbing Christmas puzzle with clever use of the theme. I think I've submitted what they were looking for, but I'm happy I've incorporated all the elements. Some obscure words and some fine... ...

HawkCrossword

Listener 4845

I really enjoy Brock's Listener puzzles, as they're packed full of quirky details to unpick, and this was no exception. The place I struggled was in selecting the thematic words, as there were... ...

emcee

Listener No. 4844 S And T By Aedites

I was hoping for something tougher this week. Most of the clues were of Telegraph difficulty. The theme was fairly obvious after solving a few clues. The PDM for the title was nice. Thanks, Aedites.

emcee

Listener Crossword No. 4843 Excuses, Excuses By Nipper

A very clever puzzle with an amusing endgame. An easy start but the difficulty soon was stepped up. Some nice pieces of logic saved much unnecessary computation. Thanks, Nipper. I enjoyed the challenge.

HawkCrossword

Listener 4842 For Me And You By Pandiculator

We haven't had many this year which I would categorise as a "beast", but this one's among them. Brilliantly crafted, evil clues throughout, and lots of deception in the endgame - I loved it.... ...

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Listener 4841 Offhand Remark By Remus

A pleasant enough entry level Listener where the only challenge was our utter lack of knowledge of the theme.

Well constructed but the clues were mostly too simple.

HawkCrossword

Listener 4840 Parentage In Usa By Tringa

Another complex multi-gimmick puzzle, but leading to an unambiguous result (although 10D also solves with the wrong gimmick). There's a lot of work that's gone into this, some of which I am yet to... ...

HawkCrossword

Listener 4838 - Work In Question By Seps

It's not my specialist subject, so I feel I made hard work of this one. Having said that, I don't see any other posts, so maybe it's just a very tricky one. A lot of different gimmicks, but there... ...

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Listener 4836 Our Evenings By Kea

An interesting gimmick that was not quite as terrifying as it first appeared to be although we got hung up on 34a which with hindsight is a perfectly fair clue.

Thanks, Kea.

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Listener 4835 B Is For ... By Piccadilly

A perfectly constructed listener with a slightly unusual gimmick. Briefly held up by a silly error. Thanks, Piccadilly.

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Listener 4833 Keel Over By Vismut

Quite quick to finish but not too easy.
Several tricky clues and an amusing endgame.

Thanks, Vismut.

emcee

Listener 4832 Summertime By Harribobs

A neat construction and there was a good variety of clues (a handful being quite tough). The endgame, alas, was a chore -- a nice idea though. Thanks, Harribobs.

emcee

Listener No.4831 Free-For-All By Toffee

A relatively straightforward one this week -- from a new setter? Thanks, Toffee.

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Listener 4828 Mass Medium By Stick Insect

A well constructed and challenging puzzle with an elegant denouement. Many thanks, Stick Insect.

emcee

Listener No.4825 Resolving Clashes By Raven

An excellent challenge. Some of the letters needed to form the across and down messages were difficult to spot. All scrupulously fair. The endgame was neat. Many thanks, Raven.

Philoctetes

Listener 4824 - There And Back Again By Lysander

Another reasonably straightforward on. But sufficiently taxing and a sweet representation of the topic (which has been overlooked in recent brouhaha). Thanks, Lysander

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Listener 4823 The Band By The Ace Of Hearts

Quite a toughie despite an early PDM for the clash mechanism.

Thankfully no gridstare but we don't understand the title. Thanks, Ace of Hearts.

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Listener 4820 Strict Instructions By Ares

Rather too easy clueing but an elegant denouement. Thanks, Ares.

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Listener 4817 Playing With Fire By Lath

A remarkable piece of composition that taxed us to the limit. Thanks, Lath.

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Listener 4848 Return By Dysart

Listener 4847 Demeaning By Lionheart

Listener 4845

Listener No. 4844 S And T By Aedites

Listener Crossword No. 4843 Excuses, Excuses By Nipper

Listener 4842 For Me And You By Pandiculator

Listener 4841 Offhand Remark By Remus

Listener 4840 Parentage In Usa By Tringa

Listener 4838 - Work In Question By Seps

Listener 4836 Our Evenings By Kea

Listener 4835 B Is For ... By Piccadilly

Listener 4833 Keel Over By Vismut

Listener 4832 Summertime By Harribobs

Listener No.4831 Free-For-All By Toffee

Listener 4828 Mass Medium By Stick Insect

Listener No.4825 Resolving Clashes By Raven

Listener 4824 - There And Back Again By Lysander

Listener 4823 The Band By The Ace Of Hearts

Listener 4820 Strict Instructions By Ares

Listener 4817 Playing With Fire By Lath

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