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midazolam

Listener 4073: Quartet by MynoT

I think we have turned a corner in terms of difficulty. Another outstanding grid construction. The lack of unches made the task easier once the quotation was got, but the way it all tied in together...
22:33 Fri 12th Feb 201072 answers, last by fancydan 09:41 Fri 19th Feb 2010
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gribble

listener 4071

16a. nobleman's charge for drink, dr?p, I assume answer is drop but just don't get wordplay any help please.
15:23 Tue 02nd Feb 20109 answers, last by Quizmonster 16:53 Wed 03rd Feb 2010
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houghofurr

times jumbo846

44a attackold greekfellowwithout wit tojoinwinning side(4,2,3,9) lastwordstarts withB Ithink thanks...
14:07 Sat 05th Dec 20093 answers, last by tenflags 14:25 Sat 05th Dec 2009
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sohcahtoa

Listener 4062

Can anyone please help me to get started? I have 13872 for 9 across, 2092 for 17 across, 2209 for 19 down etc. Are these correct? Can't get 6 down.
00:00 Wed 02nd Dec 200915 answers, last by Speravi 21:44 Sun 06th Dec 2009
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emcee

Listener 4061: 50-50 by Phi

Good grief, where is everyone? This week's offering is by Phi, and, my word, I'm having a fair old struggle with it! Has anyone finished it yet? Good luck everybody! emcee...
20:34 Sat 21st Nov 200960 answers, last by fancydan 08:30 Mon 30th Nov 2009
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Speravi

Inquisitor 137 No Yens by Schadenfreude

Congratulations to anyone who has finished this. It's tough, much more difficult than anything the Listener series has had to offer this year. I have six entries to make, with 22ac being the most...
12:41 Sun 09th Aug 200924 answers, last by nigel2 20:18 Wed 12th Aug 2009
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AHearer

Listener 4045: Admission by Kea

An exquisite construction by Kea, with a very pretty ending. I found myself making some wild stabs based on the definitions and then working back to the misprinted wordplay before it all fell into...
11:15 Sat 01st Aug 200950 answers, last by fancydan 18:37 Sat 08th Aug 2009
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fancydan

web site

A year ago, I became a humanist minister, catering for non christian funerals in the East Riding of Yorkshire. I have just set up a simple web site. How do I get the web to recognise my site, if...
16:18 Thu 16th Jul 20095 answers, last by Haggisdj 13:54 Fri 17th Jul 2009
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midazolam

Listener 4042: How to Put On a Little Weight by Charybdis

A while since Charybdis' last Listener (The difficult "Wot no Lines?" in 2007) The grid fill here is much easier, and the quotation was got only after 12 entries. We are left with an ambiguity that...
10:17 Sat 11th Jul 200955 answers, last by darrensma 17:24 Mon 20th Jul 2009
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Ardboe

inquisitor 128

Can anyone tell me please if blank centre of grid is a punctuation mark?
19:19 Sat 06th Jun 20094 answers, last by fancydan 12:38 Fri 12th Jun 2009
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midazolam

Listener Crossword 4035

Morning! (or should I say that in French?) This weeks listener is "Half a Dozen" by Nibor Tough one this week to fill the grid because the inserted letters are randomly placed. Liked it because it was...
07:29 Sat 23rd May 200928 answers, last by turnerjmw 23:03 Thu 28th May 2009
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emcee

Listener 4033: Beat It! by Lavatch

Evening all. I hope you don't mind me setting the ball rolling this week. This week's puzzle is by Lavatch and has another hefty preamble. Good luck everyone...
19:05 Fri 08th May 200958 answers, last by Ruthrobin 18:43 Wed 13th May 2009
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fancydan

computer problem

my computer has suddenly stopped recognising my dvd rom and dvd rewriter. Any tips, or is it off to Computer World in the morning / Thanks
13:32 Wed 06th May 20094 answers, last by smith134 07:24 Fri 08th May 2009
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fradeb

Guardian 24671

Serpentine grower, taking a number by bus, misread wordbook (6,7)
19:40 Sat 11th Apr 20096 answers, last by sanco 20:22 Sun 12th Apr 2009
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fancydan

listener 4028

any thoughts on Mr E's latest. The number connection fills me with dread. Have solved about half of the clues and found several clashes. Cheers
16:46 Sat 04th Apr 200988 answers, last by Apache4D 20:19 Tue 14th Apr 2009
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NatashaR

Polymath 495

Last one! Large South American bird? I have -n-m-u, suggesting inamou, but the bird is surely called tinamou?
16:47 Sat 04th Apr 20094 answers, last by NatashaR 17:04 Sat 04th Apr 2009
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fancydan

inqisitor 117

I have finished all. have got the two six letter clashes, but still don't know the path. Any gentle hints out there please, Cheers fancydan
13:20 Fri 27th Mar 20092 answers, last by fancydan 14:52 Fri 27th Mar 2009
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fancydan

inqisitor 114

I have got six answers to be changed and know how to change them . The preamble states seven answers to be changed. Have I missed one ?? Any hints please Thanks, Fancy Dan
15:30 Mon 02nd Mar 20092 answers, last by fancydan 18:44 Mon 02nd Mar 2009
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nonrunner

Azed 1917

21ac) A few birds together recalled former frolic in e.g. a Collins? -o-kb-ster
18:44 Wed 25th Feb 20094 answers, last by aniani 20:02 Wed 25th Feb 2009
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Philoctetes

Listener 4021 Mazy by Salamanca

Still no link, of course. But another that relies heavily on cold solving. And a lovely nod for the Classicists amongst us in the use of "boustrophedon". I suspect more such will...
10:49 Sat 14th Feb 200975 answers, last by cruciverbali 10:07 Tue 24th Feb 2009

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