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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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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...
16:26 Fri 28th Jun 201338 answers, last by Texasetes 13:09 Sat 20th Jul 2013
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dr b

Listener 4247 Yod Jsyv Dox By Ottorino

A very enjoyable puzzle and thankfully not as daunting as it looks (much as Wagner, according to Mark Twain, is better than he sounds). I made either an inspired or lucky guess as to the nature of the...
18:15 Fri 21st Jun 201328 answers, last by Postigod 08:08 Wed 03rd Jul 2013
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trux

Listener Crossword No 4246 Construction By Shackleton

As one would expect, this turned out to be a real star turn. Amazing grid construction which all works out oh so beautifully. Not as fearsome as one might think at the outset, but still most...
19:00 Fri 14th Jun 201341 answers, last by Postigod 08:51 Mon 01st Jul 2013
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Twit-Who

Ev Sunday Telegraph Enigmatic Variations 1075 June 16Th 2013

An easy romp today with a clear preamble and no doubt at the end. Unlike EV 1072 (solution published today). I did not have the correct endgame although I had seen the word and thought it was too much...
10:43 Sun 16th Jun 201317 answers, last by chrisj50 22:27 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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dr b

Listener 4243 Pipes By Samuel

Quite a doozy this week but very enjoyable. Not necessary, of course, but I made copious use of the LEN, MID and VLOOKUP functions in Excel to count string lengths, pick out the Nth letter of the...
21:29 Fri 24th May 201354 answers, last by Cruciverbalist 20:26 Thu 06th Jun 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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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...
21:59 Fri 10th May 201369 answers, last by Scree 21:30 Mon 20th 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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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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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!)
17:26 Fri 19th Apr 201355 answers, last by IainGrace 10:09 Sat 27th Apr 2013
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djawhufc

Spectator 2109

Hi all It should be with you bright and early. Enjoy. DJA...
05:18 Thu 18th Apr 201319 answers, last by Litcrit 16:44 Tue 11th Jun 2013
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trux

Listener No 4237 Restitution By Schadenfreude

Very well crafted grid with some devilish elements. Clues not too difficult but quite a lot of cold solving required before one can start hazarding any sort of gridfill. Much enjoyed the PDM after...
18:59 Fri 12th Apr 201354 answers, last by LankyLanky 13:27 Thu 25th Apr 2013
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Ruthrobin

Listener No 4236 Oh No! Not Another Playfair, By Mordred

I usually hate playfairs, so what a joy to have this one with a difference. Thank you so much Mordred (for a nice easy solve, too, that will be perfect to welcome newcomers). Great fun!
16:35 Fri 05th Apr 201365 answers, last by IainGrace 20:42 Thu 11th Apr 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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Ruthrobin

Listener 4234 9 To 5 By Zag

Sheer joy from start to finish. What a splendid original idea. We had to be really organised to keep track of those different types of clue but have loved this solve. Thank you Zag!
17:29 Fri 22nd Mar 201352 answers, last by jim360 19:48 Tue 02nd Apr 2013
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emcee

Listener 4233: Elementary By Wan

Good grief, I can't believe I'm starting this thread off! I thought this was an excellent puzzle by Wan. Very clever how the clues read on the surface and still produce real words after the...
20:49 Fri 15th Mar 201352 answers, last by NickorWan 02:44 Tue 02nd Apr 2013
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djawhufc

Spectator 2104

Hi all Enjoy this week's offering. All the best DJA...
07:03 Thu 14th Mar 201312 answers, last by Neveracrossword 14:08 Tue 19th Mar 2013
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dr b

Listener 4232 A Murder Mystery By Hedge-Sparrow

What a long preamble, but what a fun puzzle. It took me a few minutes to get what the down message was telling me, but the P D'd, all was clear. Thanks hedge-sparrow.
18:17 Fri 08th Mar 201366 answers, last by SwissWavey 16:30 Thu 14th Mar 2013

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