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TheBear69

Listener 4272 - Bun Fight By Kea

Thanks for a good challenge, Kea. It was a nice challenge to determine the answers that had extra letters and not easy to get the two items from the extra letters. I am a bit concerned about what I...
18:43 Fri 13th Dec 201353 answers, last by Cruncher 16:39 Fri 20th Dec 2013
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AHearer

Listener 4271. Extreme Behaviour By Nudd

A couple of lucky guesses helped me through this, so that I only needed to cold-solve about half a dozen clues before I could start filling the grid-- but admittedly I was lucky with the clues I...
19:29 Fri 06th Dec 201337 answers, last by iamamoose 20:20 Wed 11th Dec 2013
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AHearer

Listener No 4266 Special Protection By Dysart

Not too hard a ride this week, but fun nevertheless. Thanks, Dysart....
18:01 Fri 01st Nov 201324 answers, last by Contrarian 19:20 Sun 03rd Nov 2013
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AHearer

Listener No 4265 Ability By Kruger

Again, not too tricky. I admit, though, to having got the word from the quotation rather than by more direct means, and I should go back and check where two of the letters came from. Thanks, Kruger....
17:11 Fri 25th Oct 201321 answers, last by sunny-dave 16:32 Tue 29th Oct 2013
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Ruthrobin

Listener No 4264 Commission By Aedites

What a pleasure to have a theme that yielded itself so nicely without a fearsome final grid staring process. Of course we have had to resist the urge to insert the correct letters and it has been...
16:18 Fri 18th Oct 201334 answers, last by tramart 11:36 Fri 25th Oct 2013
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trux

Listener Crossword 4263 Coordinates By Sabre

Have mixed feelings about this as some elements are truly very fine indeed but there seem to be a few inconsistencies in the details. For a long while, I imagined something more magnificent (maybe...
20:59 Fri 11th Oct 201332 answers, last by Staurologist 12:52 Fri 18th Oct 2013
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starwalker

Listener Crossword 4262 - One Across By Mr Magoo

Was a bit upset to have to put the latest Magpie (plug, plug) aside, but lo and behold - it's a Magoo ! With just a couple of clues to go, the light has dawned and the penny has hit the ground. Just a...
16:43 Fri 04th Oct 201348 answers, last by the_heisman 12:39 Fri 11th Oct 2013
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BobHWW

Listener 4261 Chefs By Cubic

A nice gentle solve after last week's rather tough one. Sneaky title!
17:37 Fri 27th Sep 201353 answers, last by Postigod 19:00 Sat 05th Oct 2013
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perseverer

Listener 4260 Nuts And Bolts By Mango

Grid just about filled - theme understood - now I just have to make proper sense of the preamble! Well worth persevering!...
11:02 Sat 21st Sep 201361 answers, last by IainGrace 19:22 Sat 28th Sep 2013
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Mesnilpat

Listener 4260

Cripes! This one must really be a beast. I am getting nowhere fast and logged on hoping for some pearls of wisdom. I can't find a thread already started, am I missing it?
16:42 Sat 21st Sep 20132 answers, last by Mesnilpat 16:50 Sat 21st Sep 2013
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emcee

Listener 4259: Redraw By Nod

A quickly filled grid but the endgame is proving elusive. Let the head-scratching begin...
18:13 Fri 13th Sep 201336 answers, last by sunny-dave 16:42 Sun 29th Sep 2013
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jeremykayp

Sunday Telegraph Cryptic 2707 Monday September 2Nd 2013

Stuck on two, and can't figure them out. 16aDescriptions of events aren't strangely, accepted by Maoists. (12) C-M-E---R-E-. 18d Finally left everything one owns, being this? (7) --S-A-E. Thanks in...
08:08 Mon 02nd Sep 20138 answers, last by devadiva 08:12 Mon 02nd Sep 2013
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Warden

Listener 4257 'a Short Entertainment' By Ferret

A short entertainment indeed, but most enjoyable, and bringing back happy memories. Quite a relief after last week's numerical grind.
16:21 Fri 30th Aug 201325 answers, last by Whenland 09:04 Thu 05th Sep 2013
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olichant

Listener 4255 - On The Rocks By Dipper

I think I got (unusually) lucky with the gridfill on this, but even so, it was not quite as intimidating as the preamble led me to fear. A fun and fair workout with some entertaining clues. Thanks,...
17:12 Fri 16th Aug 201340 answers, last by the_heisman 08:21 Wed 21st Aug 2013
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trux

Listener No 4252 Carte Blanche By Lavatch

Wowee! Amazing stuff, but really hard to fathom initially and then, and then...all of it starts to fall into place ... pause ... think again ... think again ... Eureka!! A joy, Mr Lavatch. Many, many...
11:08 Sat 27th Jul 201351 answers, last by IainGrace 18:36 Wed 07th Aug 2013
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dr b

Listener 4251 Unchless By Corylus

Certainly, a breather after last week's toughie, but good fun nonetheless. Not much else to say about this one, I think.
17:18 Fri 19th Jul 201330 answers, last by Cloverjo 20:33 Tue 23rd Jul 2013
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trux

Listener 4250 2016111214 91885 By Bero

Oh, what a struggle that was! Took me far too long to twig how to get started, and then progress was at snail's pace. Can't say that I'm a great fan (bring back last week's them any time!!) but it...
20:54 Fri 12th Jul 201359 answers, last by trux 17:26 Fri 07th Feb 2014
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olichant

Listener 4249 Play's Opening By Shark

This seemed so easy at first - until half the grid was filled and I was suddenly utterly stumped. Even with almost all the grid filled, the penny took a long time to drop. But what a clever treatment...
23:29 Fri 05th Jul 201331 answers, last by Staurologist 10:27 Mon 15th Jul 2013
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4245 Ghost Story By Plinth

Surely I am not the first to post? This has been delightful all the way through and I just laughed out loud at the help the Internet gave me. Great fun, thank you, Plinth.
17:28 Fri 07th Jun 201352 answers, last by IainGrace 21:44 Sat 15th Jun 2013
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midazolam

Listener 4235 X And Y By Ron

What an excellent Listener. Thorough enjoyment from start to finish. Solid clues with a variety of straightforward and tricky ones. The grid fill looked tough at first with no entry greater than...
21:57 Fri 29th Mar 201351 answers, last by IainGrace 18:27 Tue 09th Apr 2013

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