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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...

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...

upsetter

Listener Crossword 4619 Artistic Licence By Serpent

Another reasonably gentle work out, perhaps too many easy clues but fun all the same. Thanks, Serpent....

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.

winstonmin

Can Audiotapes Deteriorate?

I have audio tapes collected over the years, and when playing the original radio version of Alan Bennett’s “Talking Heads” (as they are back on the TV), the quality of the sound in parts was very...

Hagen

Can An I S P Deliberately Slow Down Your Modem/Router?

I have a Zyxel VMG1312 series combined modem/router. Recently I've noticed that the Internet connection slows down from the expected 20 Mb/s download speed to about 13 Mb/s over the course of about...

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...

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 Crossword 4611 24Across By Merlin

A light hearted puzzle from Merlin with an end game guaranteed to bring a smile to your face. Generally fun clues, not too difficult, tho' clashes at times made things harder. Thanks, Merlin.

Hagen

Listener 4611 24 Across By Merlin

I enjoyed this puzzle despite my dislike of some of the subject matter! Not too difficult, though the clashes ensured that some of the clues took a long time to crack. Thanks, Merlin.

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 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...

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....

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...

upsetter

Listener Crossword No 4601 - The Name Of The Game By Chalicea

Great fun - Thanks, Chalicea (RR). Surprised to see two answers that appeared in the previous two week's puzzles....

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Listener 4623 Tears By Oxymoron

Listener 4622 Kew Knowledge By Brock

Listener No 4620 Six-Pack By Hedge-Sparrow

Listener Crossword 4619 Artistic Licence By Serpent

Listener 4618: You Don't Say By Stick Insect

Listener 4617 Selfie By Sabre

Can Audiotapes Deteriorate?

Can An I S P Deliberately Slow Down Your Modem/Router?

Listener No 4615 Ancient Mariner By Tringa

Listener 4614 - From Here To There By Shenanigans

Listener 4612 - Family Man By Duck

Listener Crossword 4611 24Across By Merlin

Listener 4611 24 Across By Merlin

Listener 4610 Tale Of The Unexpected By Lath

Listener 4609 Where Next? By Harribobs

Listener Crossword No 4607 Observe The Globe By Awinger

The Listener Crossword 4605 Times Listener By Artix

The Listener Crossword 4603 - In Round Numbers By Colleague

Listener 4602 - Ahead Of The Game By Apt

Listener Crossword No 4601 - The Name Of The Game By Chalicea

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