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Listener No.4837 Ott By [Tba]

Excellent, tough puzzle with some added humour. Happy to report I'm not at THAT stage yet. Thanks, [tba]

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 4834 Bygone Characters By Shark

There's so little given away in the preamble about the mechanics of this puzzle, I can't really say a lot about it here. But there is a lot to say, and it's a very clever construction which led to... ...

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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.

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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.

emcee

Listener Crossword No. 4830 Take Two Or Three By Oyler

Quite a challenge to start with. Once a handful of entries were in the grid life became so much easier. Thanks, Oyler. I enjoyed it.

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Listener 4829 - Bigfoot By Dysart

An excellent signing-off from Dysart. No cluing gimmicks, or messages, but some very gnarly clues to get ones teeth into. The theme is well-known, but still takes a lot of finding. A proper... ...

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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.

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Listener 4827 - A Royal Tour Of 15 By Agricola

A nicely chewy puzzle, which was a good workout, for which thanks, Agricola. But a very well-worn theme. Are there not some unexplored cultural backwaters we could mine?

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Listener 4826 Unknown Quantity By Opsimath

An excellent introductary level listener.

Thanks, Opsimath.

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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.

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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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