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Philoctetes

Listener 4197 - Duet for One by Bandmaster

No, I haven't finished it. I just thought I would point out that it is up on the usual site, but under the wrong date, 2012-06-29. Whether this is significant, I cannot tell (It was an old cat,...
16:09 Fri 06th Jul 201254 answers, last by Philoctetes 08:26 Thu 19th Jul 2012
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midazolam

Listener 4196 Here and There by Hedge-Sparrow

Sorry for all those that replied to the last thread, but here is another The crux of this one is not to get flustered with all those letters as I did, but it does work out in the end...
11:34 Sat 30th Jun 201263 answers, last by logophile 12:17 Fri 27th Jul 2012
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midazolam

Listener 4196 Here and There by Hedge-Sparrow

After this setter's previous scientific efforts, I thought we might have had another lesson in astrophysics, but not this time. The pattern was quick to spot, but the final fiddle factor took me...
20:42 Fri 29th Jun 20128 answers, last by Ruthrobin 10:05 Sat 30th Jun 2012
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djawhufc

Spectator 2069

Hi all Email sent to all on list. Happy solving DJA...
06:28 Thu 28th Jun 201226 answers, last by FK_2012 02:40 Thu 05th Jul 2012
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contendo

Saturday Times The Listener 4195 Sum by Hotspur Saturday June 23rd 2012

Well that wasn't too bad. Now for the bottom half.
08:05 Sat 23rd Jun 201275 answers, last by IainGrace 19:44 Wed 04th Jul 2012
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Zabadak

Listener 4194, Two Little Ducks by Ben Trovato

Now that really WAS easy, though I had to work fast as I'm off out to watch England/Sweden in the company of some Spurs. Once the first of the unclued answers drops, the rest follow without too much...
16:25 Fri 15th Jun 201276 answers, last by Alekhine 09:52 Thu 28th Jun 2012
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Twit-Who

EV 1023 Phoenix byRasputin

This puzzle was just the right degree of difficulty for me - some have been far too easy of late. Last few clues took a while before all fell into place. However there were four wrong word lengths -...
14:03 Sun 17th Jun 201234 answers, last by Christiana 23:07 Fri 22nd Jun 2012
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Rogue-Elfe

Listener Crossword no. 4193 Taste and Fancy by Radix

I'm doing this now because that makes me the question author for the first ever time! I thought this would be tricky, but looking at the way the across answers are unfurling, I might be on to...
07:09 Sat 09th Jun 201253 answers, last by jumperjudy 14:24 Sat 14th Jul 2012
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starwalker

Listener Crossword 4192 Symbolic by Jago

No problems at all with this. Definitely one to attract newcomers. Thanks Jago
16:04 Fri 01st Jun 201262 answers, last by IainGrace 08:28 Sat 09th Jun 2012
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trux

Listener 4191: Full Instructions Included by Nudd

Great fun. Not overly complex clues, so grid (sort of) filled quite quickly. PDM for endgame likewise followed apace, and then needed some careful thought to justify all ten modifications, producing...
17:18 Fri 25th May 201245 answers, last by olichant 10:28 Thu 31st May 2012
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Zabadak

Listener 4191, Full Instructions Included by Nudd

Nice and easy does it this week, with most of the clues yielding before the penny needed to drop. My last alteration was also perhaps the least satisfying, involving the least challenging clue I've...
16:35 Fri 25th May 20122 answers, last by Ruthrobin 18:36 Fri 25th May 2012
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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...
17:13 Fri 18th May 201265 answers, last by Philoctetes 10:05 Wed 30th May 2012
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Zabadak

Listener 4189, 8 by 13

Best of luck with this one, everybody. I nearly quit with it being a carte blanche (sort of - at least we have word lengths) with indeterminate numbers of letters to be removed from clues, clashing...
04:06 Sat 12th May 201290 answers, last by Postigod 13:44 Tue 22nd 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...
16:50 Fri 27th Apr 201270 answers, last by IainGrace 16:13 Sun 06th May 2012
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Zabadak

Listener 4186 Cuemasters by Tangram

I think I've got there, though held up for a long time in the NW of the grid and an overenthusiastic wrong answer to 1 down in particular. A wrong assumption about probably the most critical missing...
18:28 Fri 20th Apr 201268 answers, last by easterfool 23:05 Sat 28th Apr 2012
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trux

Listener 4185 : Ballad by Elgin

(sorry started on wrong site, apparently) - so repeat here : Well, we had all been moaning that the Big L was getting to be the Big EZ ... not this week, mefears but after a mammoth struggle, have now...
21:27 Fri 13th Apr 201289 answers, last by cruciverbali 15:45 Wed 25th Apr 2012
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trux

Listener 4185 : Ballad by Elgin

Well, we had all been "moaning" that the Big L was getting to be the Big EZ ... not this week, mefears! But, after mammoth struggle, have now complete grid and can see all that's going on...
20:54 Fri 13th Apr 20122 answers, last by Wharton 22:09 Fri 13th Apr 2012
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starwalker

Listener 4184: Claim by Raich

Having struggled to get started, I found the claim with less than half of the grid filled. Now I am struggling again with the final few answers. Lots of fun though. Dammit ! There goes the Z cup again...
17:06 Fri 06th Apr 201254 answers, last by Mysterons 09:35 Tue 24th Apr 2012
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4183 Continental Drift by Shark

For the second week running we have a brilliant new Listener setter (though Shark appears regularly in the IQ, EV and Magpie series) and what impeccable cluing. This was sheer pleasure with pdm...
17:09 Fri 30th Mar 201256 answers, last by Postigod 11:49 Fri 13th Apr 2012
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TheBear69

Listener 4182 - Breach of Contract by Ron

Congratulations, Ron, on an excellent Listener. I thought the clues were clever and uniformly sound and the theme was well-executed. Thanks.
18:36 Fri 23rd Mar 20121 answer, last by Ruthrobin 18:46 Fri 23rd Mar 2012

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