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Listener 4663 Blurred Lines By Skylark

Can’t find a thread so here goes… After last week’s masterpiece from Android, I didn’t envy the setter whose puzzle would follow. So much to live up to, so perhaps the editors wouldn’t bother and...

perseverer

Listener Crossword 4662 Hungry By Android

A stunning piece of setting, especially if Android is indeed a new setter. Perhaps not especially difficult to get the initial grid fill, but a great achievement to then enable it to produce all real...

HawkCrossword

Listener 4659 - Me And My Puzzlers By Wan

A proper workout this week - tough clues throughout, even with clear definitions, but an impressive endgame - thanks Wan! I had a couple of false entries which hampered me for a while, and I still...

NickorWan

Listener 4658 Marxist Doctrines By Charybdis

A corker, thanks very much Charybdis. I always enjoy this setter’s work. ‘I do appreciate seeing changes leaving real words in the grid, and we were treated to a lot of them in this grid.’ I said that...

NickorWan

Listener No 4657 Dos By Awinger

Very nicely done. I do appreciate seeing changes leaving real words in the grid, and we were treated to a lot of them in this grid. I was held up momentarily from not reading the preamble properly,...

HawkCrossword

Listener 4656 Co-Star By Lysander

I've been doing this puzzle for long enough not to panic when one of these arrives. Eventually I worked out where to attack it, and it succumbed. Thanks Lysander - that was a lot of fun!...

NickorWan

Listener No 4655 Goosey, Goosey By Malva

I love jigsaw puzzles so this was perfect for me. Solvers familiar with Malva know what to expect, but, for me at least, it is still always entertaining. I particularly liked the suggestion by the...

sunny-dave

Listener 4654 Unicycle By Remus

Simple, even compared to a few we've had recently - but an excellent entry-level challenge for anyone who fancies a shot at The Listener. The theme has been visited many times, but is nicely...

NickorWan

Listener No 4653 Descent By Gnomish

That was good fun. I thought it was going to be a real stinker until I twigged the theme; I found some of the clues for the jumbles very tough. It didn’t exactly collapse when the theme became clear,...

NickorWan

Listener No 4652 8 X 8 By Phi

I love this type of puzzle. Unfortunately, I was enjoying it so much I forgot to put dinner in the oven! I thought the clash might give me trouble, as they often do, but I found this one without too...

emcee

Listener Crossword No. 4650 Two Names By Deuce

No thread started according to my search. More straightforward than last week's puzzle -- but that wouldn't be difficult. I thought the clues were quite easy and the first name is clear enough. The...

Hagen

Listener 4649 Get Weaving By Paddock

That was a workout and a half! Despite initial reservations that this was going to be a slog, I really enjoyed it. I'll admit I "solved" most of the across clues by reverse engineering from potential...

sunny-dave

Listener 4648 - Not One - Nudd

Simple but very satisfying Tidy grid fill with some nice clues and then a mercifully brief wordsearch to the final answer Thanks Nudd - time for the Rugby this weekend now...

Hagen

Listener 4646 Life By Hawk

I found the clues tough to the point of annoyance in the early stages, but it became easier as the thematic material revealed itself. I find this way of presenting the clues adds the extra obstacle of...

Cryptical

Alphapuzzle

Could any one tell me what number represents the letter e. Much appreciated....

barry1010

Radio Times Enigma Puzzles

Does anyone know if similar puzzles are available online? I enjoy doing them but I am not sure that Enigma is the proper term for them. In case you don't know, it is a crossword without traditional...

NickorWan

Listener No 4645 Fire Alarms By Chen

I am not sure it that was an easy grid fill or if I am just on the setter’s wavelength! Very enjoyable solve in any case, with some wonderful misleading wordplay. I don’t recognise the setter’s name,...

Hagen

Listener 4644 Symbols By Aedites

A jigsaw grid with entries of uncertain length, and no long answers to help us get started. Is that not one obstacle too many? I certainly thought so after I'd solved all but four of the clues and not...

sunny-dave

Listener 4643 - Systematic By Dave

An excellent (and far from easy) puzzle - even after spotting the theme it was tricky to find the correct entries which needed adjustment. Some nice clues too - with very tricky parsing to be done to...

Hagen

Listener 4642 Music Box By Tnap

I have searched extensively, but that doesn't mean there isn't a previous thread lurking that search can't find. I'll just say that I found this hard work, and add more if this really is the first...

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Listener 4663 Blurred Lines By Skylark

Listener Crossword 4662 Hungry By Android

Listener 4659 - Me And My Puzzlers By Wan

Listener 4658 Marxist Doctrines By Charybdis

Listener No 4657 Dos By Awinger

Listener 4656 Co-Star By Lysander

Listener No 4655 Goosey, Goosey By Malva

Listener 4654 Unicycle By Remus

Listener No 4653 Descent By Gnomish

Listener No 4652 8 X 8 By Phi

Listener Crossword No. 4650 Two Names By Deuce

Listener 4649 Get Weaving By Paddock

Listener 4648 - Not One - Nudd

Listener 4646 Life By Hawk

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Radio Times Enigma Puzzles

Listener No 4645 Fire Alarms By Chen

Listener 4644 Symbols By Aedites

Listener 4643 - Systematic By Dave

Listener 4642 Music Box By Tnap

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