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Listener 4493 - Devilry By Nutmeg

All done (bar, if I'm honest, resolving one PD clue, albeit I am certain of the entry). I found the gridfill pretty tough going and, to my surprise, the PD clues seemed to fall more easily than the...

tnap

Listener 4490 - Rejob By Botox

I came to have a look to see what others thought of this one, but it looks like I'm the first - which must also be a first. The grid fill for Grid A was a bit of a slog, but I thought there was a nice...

lyrabelacqua

Listener 4489 Ocean-Going Vessel

Am I truly first? Loved this one, and have just finally nailed my last replacement. Quick, but very clever.

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...

Hagen

Listener 4487 By Elgin

After several days in bed with very nasty flu I wasn't on best form to tackle one of the most challenging setters in the business, but lucky guesses and a series of PDMs made this an enjoyable journey...

IainGrace

Listener 4486: In Self-Defence

An entertaining puzzle, using a mix of familiar cryptic techniques. We were perhaps fortunate in identifying the run of correct letters after solving about a dozen or so clues.

Alekhine

Listener 4485: Mixed Emotions

Hmm. Mixed emotions for me. An intriguing effort that revealed itself fairly quickly. Not enamoured with 22A, 28D or 31D....

Hagen

Listener 4484 Quiet Guests By Schadenfreude

An absolutely first-rate puzzle to start the year. I felt smug having got the basis of the theme from the first "crowded cell" I came across along with the title, but then there was the small matter...

IainGrace

Listener 4482 A Paper Construction

Four fifths of the grid solved and we have the central area. Some work to do yet, and we are absolutely not fans of folding.

IainGrace

Listener 4481 Jury By Twin

An entertaining steady solve.

Ruthrobin

Listener 4480 The Code Duello By Agricola

A new setter, I believe and he really presented us with a challenge. I dislike Playfair almost as much as jumbles and am really happy that there are programmes that help on line. What a relief when we...

Flocker14

Listener No 4478 Chapstick By Tangram

This was pretty tough. I have three of the five characters, so i hope it's just a matter of time and that I can shortly get back to listening and not listener. Highly engrossing - many thanks to...

emcee

Listener 4477 Word Squares By Elap

Hmm... I have the values of all but five variables but now find one of them has to be 100. Does anyone know if there are any misprints as all the other values 'hang together'. Nothing on The Listener...

Ruthrobin

Listener No 4476 His By Nebuchadnezzar

This has certainly been the most difficult for us this year. However, it has been so interesting and challenging that we have stayed up well after midnight (for us) to finish it, unable to leave it as...

perseverer

Listener Crossword 4475 Follow The Directions By Artix

A very clever construction form Artix. Grid fill not too difficult, but making sense of the scissor work took a little bit of thought. Other than being aware of the title, I was not familiar with the...

kdgs2

Saturday Times The Listener 4473 - Hit And Run By Ifor Friday October 20Th 2017

Surprised again not to find anyone else here already. This was quite fiddly, and I still haven’t parsed all of the clues for the extra letters. I *think* I understand the second instruction, but...

sunny-dave

Listener 4472 - Sharp Work By Puffin

Simple but fun - A Jolly Romp for an early Friday teatime. Thanks Puffin for reminding me to re-read an old favourite....

Ruthrobin

Listener No 4471 What Can The Matter Be? By Flying Tortoise

With quite a bit of surprise and head scratching, we have a full grid. It took a lucky early spotting of the theme to speed our solve up enormously. I thought this was quite challenging. Thank you,...

Alekhine

Listener 4470 (Rod And Bill)

I couldn't see an earlier thread .. but I'm guessing that there must be one. A curious puzzle. Some very easy clues, but coupled with a bit of trickery. It was enjoyable, but some debate will ensue...

Contrarian

Listener No 4469 Follow-My-Leader By Harribobs

Thanks Harribobs for a very enjoyable puzzle. I managed to guess the theme after solving the first anagram clash. Some lovely clues (eg. 11d)....

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Listener 4493 - Devilry By Nutmeg

Listener 4490 - Rejob By Botox

Listener 4489 Ocean-Going Vessel

Listener 4488

Listener 4487 By Elgin

Listener 4486: In Self-Defence

Listener 4485: Mixed Emotions

Listener 4484 Quiet Guests By Schadenfreude

Listener 4482 A Paper Construction

Listener 4481 Jury By Twin

Listener 4480 The Code Duello By Agricola

Listener No 4478 Chapstick By Tangram

Listener 4477 Word Squares By Elap

Listener No 4476 His By Nebuchadnezzar

Listener Crossword 4475 Follow The Directions By Artix

Saturday Times The Listener 4473 - Hit And Run By Ifor Friday October 20Th 2017

Listener 4472 - Sharp Work By Puffin

Listener No 4471 What Can The Matter Be? By Flying Tortoise

Listener 4470 (Rod And Bill)

Listener No 4469 Follow-My-Leader By Harribobs

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