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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...

greyfox

Spectator 1911

Hi to all Specciephiles. 'Musical' by Dumpynose is this week's offering. http://www.spectator.co.uk/article_assets/arti cledir_7147/3573906/crossword.pdf

Walterloo

Listener Crossword 4031 - Much Ado About Nothing by Shackleton

Hope nobody minds me starting this week's thread. Lengthy preambles aside I've made ok progress with this so far but still a lot to do. Some good clueing and the whole thing looks extremely...

Speravi

Listener Crossword 4030: Requisite Knowledge by Elfman

Greetings to all. I was fortunate in having some free time this evening to enjoy this excellent offering from Elfman. Some excellent &lit clues here, I thought. When I recognised the verse, I had to...

midazolam

Listener 4026: Elitism by Zero

A fine crossword from Zero as always. The grid filled fairly quickly but the thematic material is excellent. As usual the grid and clues have been forwarded on. If anyone else would like a copy:...

Apache4D

Listener Crossword 4024 - An Additional Symmetry by Waterloo

After last weeks colourful and interesting diversion (think my times tables are in much better fettle now!), thought I would start this weeks thread off, if I may. This certainly looks like an...

greyfox

Spectator 1904

'Numbered' by Doc this week. http://www.spectator.co.uk/article_assets/arti cledir_6819/3409926/crossword.pdf Have fun.

Clamzy

LISTENER CROSSWORD 4022 At arms length by Hotspur

Maybe all our prominent members are resting after last week's exertions, so I'll kick off this week's thread. Haven't had more than a glance at it yet and am not too familiar with this setter.

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...

greyfox

Spectator 1900

A snowy good morning to all Speccie-ites. This week it's 'MCM' by Dumpynose: http://www.spectator.co.uk/article_assets/arti cledir_6647/3323571/crossword.pdf Keep warm and enjoy!

u10

Listener 4019

Look's like the new Listener website has closed the back door to obtaining the crossword. Perhaps we'll have to buy the paper instead. I can think of one of our "friends" who will be happy!!

Philoctetes

Listener 4018 In clue order on and on by Loda

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/art s_and_entertainment/games_and_puzzles/article5 561552.ece Phew - I thought this might have got lost in the Times upgrade

Apache4D

Listener Crossword 4017 - A Knotty Problem

Thought I would be exceptionally rude and post the link to the latest Listener that I have been waiting for all week!! This is my first year of attempting the Listener crosswords and have managed to...

midazolam

Listener Crossword 4016: Motion by Samuel

Here is this weeks Listener link. After last years enjoyable "gravitation" puzzle we are on the move again

midazolam

Listener Crossword 4014: Without Bars by Elgin

Hope everyone had a nice Xmas. Here is the link for Elgin's Listener Crossword. Last of a very enjoyable cruciverbal year from the Listener team

Ruthrobin

Spectator Dumpynose Not quite Cristian - please help

Still hoping someone will enlighten me about the way the eighth word (moan) can be split into two elements akin to those of 80 (?UM?N), 84, (REE?), 110 (M?R?E?) and 102 (?R?WN)