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dr b

Listener 4253 All Change By Dilwitch

I can certainly appreciate the masterful job of constructing the puzzle, but this one ranked low on the fun-o-meter for me. No pennies to drop or endgame to solve, so it was just a matter of slogging...
19:43 Fri 02nd Aug 201335 answers, last by IainGrace 23:15 Thu 08th 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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ChillDoubt

3Rd Test, The Ashes: Old Trafford

Australia won the toss and chose to bat, going along swimmingly at 29 without loss after half an hour. Not used to this(Aussie openers getting a good start) and generally expect a wicket every 30-40...
10:33 Thu 01st Aug 2013142 answers, last by jim360 16:48 Mon 05th Aug 2013
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hedgebeater

Dt27237

21 across "What WI members do in a queue" (7,3) I have ??A?F?? ?A? And there I'm stuck...
13:20 Tue 23rd Jul 20135 answers, last by hedgebeater 13:22 Tue 23rd Jul 2013
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anotheoldgit

Prime Minister Denies His Wife Pushes Him To Take Action In Syria.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2372889/David-Cameron-denies-policies-Syria-influenced-wife.html /// During her visit, Samantha Cameron met a ten-year-old girl whose mother was killed when a...
11:39 Mon 22nd Jul 201319 answers, last by ichkeria 09:36 Tue 23rd Jul 2013
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Fairygodmother

Times Concise Today

6a tall headgear (9,3) 11d innate(8) w?h?r?n? Tia...
14:45 Mon 22nd Jul 20135 answers, last by Fairygodmother 14:56 Mon 22nd Jul 2013
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clairerob21

Two Words Beginning With D.c

1. to shape metal in a mould 2. opposite of A.C thought D.C ? 3. TV bowls commentator...
10:34 Mon 22nd Jul 201311 answers, last by slaney 06:31 Tue 23rd Jul 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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modeller

Why Is The Bible Good News . Update.

You will remember last week I was going to the above talk. I went there and pointed out the only good news was to tyrants who wanted to copy Gods violence . I then produced a poem I had written to...
19:32 Sun 07th Jul 201336 answers, last by Philoctetes 08:47 Mon 15th Jul 2013
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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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tonzer55

Private Eye

being not so much a neglectful parent and spouse, as one who's politically fired? (8,4,4,4,4,6) Victory steer by Oscar-receiving dancing pupil, which the Mail likes to think it represents?(3,6)
11:58 Thu 20th Jun 20136 answers, last by Philoctetes 12:03 Thu 20th Jun 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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sir.prize

Oh Dear

here we go again http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4953956/Anjem-Choudary-Lee-Rigby-will-burn-in-hellfire.html...
23:30 Mon 03rd Jun 201347 answers, last by baza 22:50 Tue 04th Jun 2013
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Zabadak

Listener 4244 At Spes Non Fracta By Chalicea

Persuaded out of a Listener sabbatical by the early posting on the website, I worked my way through this (thankfully) relatively straightforward issue at a steady pace and with just enough enthusiasm....
12:21 Fri 31st May 201340 answers, last by tramart 12:42 Thu 06th Jun 2013
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ummmm

Terror Attack In London

Breaking News on BBC now.
16:58 Wed 22nd May 2013346 answers, last by Zeuhl 18:08 Fri 24th May 2013
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jim360

Listener Crossword 4242: Killer Queen By Gwizardry

At times this was deeply frustrating -- after making a lot of progress all at once I lost track of what I knew and what I didn't. Eventually managed to make the breakthrough once I made use of a real...
20:18 Fri 17th May 201357 answers, last by Alekhine 22:15 Tue 28th May 2013
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trux

Listener Crossword 4240: Forlor By Nutmeg

Sheer joy! And wholly agree with her sentiments....skilfully put together, and with many a clever clue amongst them (particularly liked 32a and 17d). As ever, gridfill speeds up after PDM and with...
18:51 Fri 03rd May 201341 answers, last by EdgeofDarkness 18:51 Fri 10th May 2013
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Scothern 20

Daily Mail. 30.4.13.

Daily Mail. 30.4.13. 11 across. Old member enters poor score.? He usually scores well. 8 letters.?O?P???R 3 down. No movement in old secret police society 6 letters. ?T?S?? 18 down. Cryptic clue for 2...
07:57 Tue 30th Apr 201316 answers, last by michaelmph 09:32 Tue 30th Apr 2013
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dr b

Listener 4239 Laureate By Wasp

A fun puzzle, I thought. The theme was unknown to me, so some Googling once the message from the omitted letters was clear was needed. Wikipedia to the rescue. A little more work was needed to get all...
18:39 Fri 26th Apr 201364 answers, last by jim360 19:09 Sat 18th May 2013

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