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Listener 4623 Tears By Oxymoron

Rather surprised to find an Oxymoron puzzle in the Listener. Wasn't that the pseudonym the late, great John Harrington used for Enigmatic Variations, while his Listener and Inquisitor puzzles were set...

sunny-dave

Listener 4622 Kew Knowledge By Brock

Excellent (if somewhat simple) puzzle - great fun around a couple of subjects which are personal favourites of mine. Thanks Brock...

Cruncher

Listener Crossword 4621 - True By Piccadilly

Can't imagine I'm the first to cross the line with this one but after a slowish start it was a pleasant stroll - and delighted that, probably the first time ever, I didn't fall prey to the denouement

NickorWan

Listener No 4620 Six-Pack By Hedge-Sparrow

I had just finished, and thoroughly enjoyed, a Hedge-sparrow puzzle in Magpie and found myself treated to another directly. This one looked daunting from the preamble, but it didn’t turn out to be too...

NickorWan

Listener 4618: You Don't Say By Stick Insect

I found this very easy, but very enjoyable too - confirmation that a puzzle can be both things. The only downside is that I have no excuse not to go back and try to finish last week’s. Thanks very...

s_pugh

Listener 4617 Selfie By Sabre

A magnificent challenge from Sabre, incredibly tough clues (some distinctly devious) and a great endgame. One of the best in a long time. Thank you Sabre.

Hagen

Listener 4616 Disco Lovers By The Ace Of Hearts

The perimeter entries were a great help once the link between them became clear. The ungenerous checking is a serious obstacle when you've got letters latent, uncertain entry points and some very...

perseverer

Listener No 4615 Ancient Mariner By Tringa

A clever idea with plenty of thematic material in the grid (once you knew what the theme was.) Some easy clues got me started but then things slowed a bit with one or two fairly obscure definitions...

Philoctetes

Listener 4614 - From Here To There By Shenanigans

Another odd one here. There were some terrific clues, and enough entries to get in quickly. The moving words were nicely done, and none too obvious. I really enjoyed the solve, and a nice PDM as to...

Hagen

Listener 4613 Escape By Xanthippe

I can't find a thread but no doubt AB search will embarrass me again... This was FUN! I loved the riddles and the way their answers led through the rooms and ultimately to freedom. Excellent clues...

Philoctetes

Listener 4612 - Family Man By Duck

A bit of a puzzle, this one. I would not say it was over simple, but I finished it by 10 yesterday. I think that it had a momentum, that as the clues were solved, there was the chocolate addict's...

perseverer

Listener 4610 Tale Of The Unexpected By Lath

A comparatively easy grid-fill this week though events have rather overtaken the relevance at the moment. It does take a bit of inspiration to figure out the precise nature of the event and either...

Hagen

Listener 4609 Where Next? By Harribobs

Harribobs can always be relied on to produce a spectacular grid construction - and so he has here. Still, I found the refilling of the grid to be an unrewarding slog, not because the final grid...

perseverer

Listener Crossword 4608 Keep Your Distance By Pandiculator

Taken me a good few hours, but with instructions still to stay at home and a howling gale outside, not a bad way to pass the time. No need for spreadsheets, and not too much need for calculators...

perseverer

Listener Crossword No 4607 Observe The Globe By Awinger

Title and setter's name (coincidental?) gave big clues to the subject matter, and plenty of thematic material incorporated in resolving the clashes. Interesting clue gimmick especially in the down...

Hagen

Listener 4606 Isolated In May By Dysart

When I saw then title I had a horrible feeling this was going to be a topical puzzle about the C-word but no, the theme turned out to be one of my favourite stories. Beautiful implementation, and if...

upsetter

The Listener Crossword 4605 Times Listener By Artix

Originally daunting but it ended up being a fun solve with some amusing revelations. Thanks, Artix....

Hagen

Listener 4604 Tour De Force By Kea

An absolute delight. I thought this was going to be impossible at first, but some lucky guesses at the words in Ring 5 proved invaluable. Tough but scrupulously fair clues, and refreshing to have a...

upsetter

The Listener Crossword 4603 - In Round Numbers By Colleague

A satisfactory end to a complex puzzle but still struggling with the alternate title and parsing some of the clues whose answers we had to work out by back solving. Thanks, Colleague....

Philoctetes

Listener 4602 - Ahead Of The Game By Apt

Another Friday-nighter, but by no means easy. Some nice cluing and a clever treatment of a popular trope. Happy Easter, everyone - stay safe...

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Listener 4623 Tears By Oxymoron

Listener 4622 Kew Knowledge By Brock

Listener Crossword 4621 - True By Piccadilly

Listener No 4620 Six-Pack By Hedge-Sparrow

Listener 4618: You Don't Say By Stick Insect

Listener 4617 Selfie By Sabre

Listener 4616 Disco Lovers By The Ace Of Hearts

Listener No 4615 Ancient Mariner By Tringa

Listener 4614 - From Here To There By Shenanigans

Listener 4613 Escape By Xanthippe

Listener 4612 - Family Man By Duck

Listener 4610 Tale Of The Unexpected By Lath

Listener 4609 Where Next? By Harribobs

Listener Crossword 4608 Keep Your Distance By Pandiculator

Listener Crossword No 4607 Observe The Globe By Awinger

Listener 4606 Isolated In May By Dysart

The Listener Crossword 4605 Times Listener By Artix

Listener 4604 Tour De Force By Kea

The Listener Crossword 4603 - In Round Numbers By Colleague

Listener 4602 - Ahead Of The Game By Apt

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