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tilbee

Listener No 4367: Identity Crisis By Sabre

An excellent challenge from Sabre, and certainly had to use all the available information to make headway on this. Full quotation and author only revealing itself right at the end.
23:13 Fri 09th Oct 201545 answers, last by Ornis 13:56 Mon 19th Oct 2015
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fyellin

Listener 4354 Taxi! By Ilver

No one has solved this yet?? It's Friday afternoon in California, so after midnight in the UK. I'm in a strange position. Solved grid. I know the quotation, its source and the corresponding key. No...
00:57 Sat 11th Jul 201540 answers, last by IainGrace 21:15 Wed 15th Jul 2015
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olichant

Listener 4344: Fast And Loose By Ifor

Not nearly as scary as the preamble suggested, and a really nice sequence of PDMs leading to a satisfying final grid. Thanks Ifor, and I hope everyone here (in the UK, at least) has a nice long...
17:45 Fri 01st May 201529 answers, last by offramp_t 20:08 Wed 13th May 2015
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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...
22:59 Fri 07th Nov 201426 answers, last by ichkeria 21:48 Sat 15th Nov 2014
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AHearer

Listener 4303: Qvwke Vbcfa By Nutmeg

Good fun, with sufficiently straightforward clues to render it not too challenging. I think 'across the grid' must be interpreted as 'all the way across the grid' to resolve ambiguities in entering...
18:00 Fri 18th Jul 201435 answers, last by the_heisman 12:47 Wed 23rd Jul 2014
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emcee

Listener 4286 No Robbery! By Radix

Searching this site hasn't found any other threads for this puzzle, so here goes! I thought this was the toughest puzzle for some time. It took me several hours last night before the penny finally...
11:14 Sat 22nd Mar 201471 answers, last by IainGrace 12:51 Sat 29th Mar 2014
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BobHWW

Listener 4279 Hellside By External

Nice gentle cluing from eXternal - first Listener I think. This will be a good starter for new or newish solvers but shouldn't detain the regulars for too long. All definitions sorted, just a bit of...
19:22 Fri 31st Jan 201456 answers, last by Scree 15:09 Mon 10th Feb 2014
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olichant

Listener 4256 - Boxes By Radix

Oh my goodness. What an incredible feat from Radix. I have not been able to put this down since I got a foothold in - the construction, symmetry and elegance make the mind boggle. I am slightly...
02:55 Sat 24th Aug 201352 answers, last by borealis 18:22 Sun 01st Sep 2013
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starwalker

Listener 4248 Class By Augeas

Lovely and straightforward puzzle. Glad that the highlighting is optional, although I'm sure that JEG will be generous on the interpretation of the shade. Thanks Augeas for bringing back some happy...
17:26 Fri 28th Jun 201338 answers, last by Texasetes 14:09 Sat 20th 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.
18:28 Fri 07th Jun 201352 answers, last by IainGrace 22:44 Sat 15th Jun 2013
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AndrewG-S

Listener 4241 Skippers By Ifor

I cannot find a thread for the puzzle so expect I will be redirected. I think I have this all completed although not 100% on the final step, so this needs a bit more thought. Spent ages on a huge...
22:59 Fri 10th May 201369 answers, last by Scree 22:30 Mon 20th May 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...
19:39 Fri 26th Apr 201364 answers, last by jim360 20:09 Sat 18th May 2013
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4238 Typtoing In Grammar's Footsteps

This has be tremendous fun. Many thank Jaques, I too is typtoing in grammar's footstep's. (Actually finding the message about what solver's mus't do symmetrically helped enormous - smile!)
18:26 Fri 19th Apr 201355 answers, last by IainGrace 11:09 Sat 27th Apr 2013
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logophile

Listener 4190 by Oyler

Another great puzzle from the mathematical master ! Solved all the down clues first, then the acrosses. Then it was great fun cutting and glueing little "dice" to get the answer - thanks...
18:13 Fri 18th May 201265 answers, last by Philoctetes 11:05 Wed 30th May 2012
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midazolam

Listener 4187: Prize and Prize-winner by Dysart

The lack of numbers in the grid didnt hold this puzzle up for long and now having obtained a full grid, the author, birthplace, the removed five letter collection and one of the three novels...
17:50 Fri 27th Apr 201270 answers, last by IainGrace 17:13 Sun 06th May 2012

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