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trux

Listener No 4327 The Alcoholic Baseball Player By Waterloo

Hoho!! Cracker-style literary jokes from Mr Waterloo ... some suitably making one groan, others raising a broad smile: I particularly liked 40ac. Gentle romp. Happy New Year to all ABers and many...

Ruthrobin

Listener No 4323 Artix Onepo

Oh but this was tough. Has Artix managed to silence the Friday Club? Indeed we struggled but what a cunningly constructed grid and convincing finale. Many thanks, Artix for yet another masterpiece of...

Ruthrobin

Listener 4322 By Radix

How sad to see the last puzzle by Radix. Of course he treats us to a range of devices. We have just found the source with a great sigh of relief but still have lots of systematic calculation to...

AHearer

Listener 4320: Shrive By Llig

What my old maths master would have described as "one for the rabbits", but enjoyable nevertheless. Thanks, Llig....

Ruthrobin

Times Listener No 4319

What an astonishing compilation. Ferret, I am amazed that you could construct this. Dare I say that I am also immensely grateful that 'solvers need not actually carry out the manipulation (as that...

emcee

Listener 4316: Delightful Punishment By Mynot

I've searched using several keywords but can't find another thread so ... This was a rewarding puzzle: once the penny drops you think, "yes, of course; why didn't I spot that earlier?" Many thanks...

Ruthrobin

Listener No 4314 Renewable Energy By 'eck

What a brilliant use of the circular grid. This has been a remarkable piece of compiling and an extremely difficult puzzle which became easier as we progressed (suddenly dramatically so!)....

AHearer

Listener 4312: Elementary Deduction By Rood

After a day when my mind has been destroyed by builders, a pick through a water pipe, and trying to find a plumber at 4pm on a Friday, I little thought I'd be the first to check in. A very fair and...

whiskeryron

Scottish Free University Places

Now that we know the results of the Scottish referendum, will DC keep his pledge & give the Scots more little jollies, & if so shouldn't our students at English Universities be given the same...

kestrelg

What Do The Snp Call Independence ?

The SNP and it's followers claim to "want independence" and yet they also say that they want to part of the EEC. Surely if they become members of the EEC they will have to join on Europe's terms and...

emcee

Listener 4310: Net Book Agreement By Charybdis

Oh dear ... another puzzle with straightforward clues. The endgame was more interesting, however. We must have a stinker coming up....

Tilly2

Who Are All Those People

on the Listener 4310 thread? I don't know any of them. Are they a discrete little band?...

AHearer

Listener 4309: Shades Of Green By Gos

Thanks to Gos for featuring one of my favourites. I did think, though, that many of the clues were Times Cryptic (or even the easy cryptic) standard rather than Listener. It must have been hard to get...

Henrietta

Aliens On The Moon? Why Have We Never Returned Back To The Moon?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmRwQCoK_XY There are many many videos and information on this theory and it really blow my mind it seems the more deeper I go the more I find and the more that compels...

trux

Listener Crossword No 4301 It's Over Here! By Jago

Have just taken up my £1 special offer for first month of my Times subscription, and do hope I shall get better value for money in the coming weeks. I regret to say that this is just not up to...

trux

Listener 4298 Safari By Nibor

A very gentle but amusing romp through territory that was fortunately familiar to me. Liked the alternate letter device. Many thanks to a veteran setter, I believe. Leaves us all plenty of time to...

TheBear69

Listener 4297 - Tetris By Aramis

What a magnificent puzzle! I hope this one is remembered when the puzzle of the year vote is made. It will be hard to top. Thanks, Aramis!

AHearer

Listener 4296: Playgroup By Ifor

One of those frustrating ones where the last four clues took as long to sort out as the rest of the clues and the theme altogether. Apart from those four, it was all pretty clear, so thanks Ifor. I...

emcee

Listener 4295: Codebreaker By Zag

Definitely a tough one to get into. I was going along nicely, solved a few clues and got what I thought was the correct code only to find I've made a slip somewhere. I think the logic is pretty much...

trux

Listener Crossword No 4289 Popularity Contest By Tibea

RofL!! The two editors are pulling our whatnots here in this joyous romp! Setters beware - we now know what they want from us. Anyhow, great fun if something of a sprint from start to finish. Many...

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Listener No 4327 The Alcoholic Baseball Player By Waterloo

Listener No 4323 Artix Onepo

Listener 4322 By Radix

Listener 4320: Shrive By Llig

Times Listener No 4319

Listener 4316: Delightful Punishment By Mynot

Listener No 4314 Renewable Energy By 'eck

Listener 4312: Elementary Deduction By Rood

Scottish Free University Places

What Do The Snp Call Independence ?

Listener 4310: Net Book Agreement By Charybdis

Who Are All Those People

Listener 4309: Shades Of Green By Gos

Aliens On The Moon? Why Have We Never Returned Back To The Moon?

Listener Crossword No 4301 It's Over Here! By Jago

Listener 4298 Safari By Nibor

Listener 4297 - Tetris By Aramis

Listener 4296: Playgroup By Ifor

Listener 4295: Codebreaker By Zag

Listener Crossword No 4289 Popularity Contest By Tibea

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