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Listener 4550. Moving Up &down By Ferret

Am I really first, or is the search playing up again? Fairly gentle from Ferret (for once), but only after solving one of the long Across clues. The displacements are disconcerting and a couple are...

perseverer

Listener Crossword No. 4549 From Where I'm Standing By Emu

I'm not finding a thread, or having much success with the search box either. From having filled the grid, it has taken me hours to figure out how to actually interpret it, but I have at last got the...

emcee

Listener Crossword No.4547 Titles By Schadenfreude

Another neat puzzle by the master. Not as difficult as some of his previous offerings but still enjoyable. RIP Schadenfreude....

upsetter

Listener No 4546 - Ripping Yarn By Nutmeg

A perfectly fine introductory Listener if a little too close to the Spectator genre. Thank you Nutmeg....

perseverer

Listener Crossword 4544 The Session By Gila

Finished this eventually last night, complete with Maxim and Item, but i have had to sleep on it to convince myself that what I have satisfies the preamble. Perhaps I should have had a drink before I...

perseverer

Listener Crossword 4540 Chalked Up By Nudd

Not a difficult grid fill and I had a good idea what I was looking for but it did take a little while to understand what exactly the four groups of omitted letters was about. Thanks to Nudd....

Encota

Listener 4537: Rollerball

Another great puzzle from the Ace of Hearts. I usually find this type of circular puzzle tricky and this one was no exception. A very nice theme very well executed - many thanks!

emcee

Listener Crossword No. 4535 One Good Turn By Paddock

I've tried searching but there doesn't seem to be a thread in existence. So ... This was another great crossword which has rounded off a superb year for the Listener puzzle. I thought the clues were...

Philoctetes

Listener 4533 - Telling Lies

I stared at this for a while until my brain clicked into the style of cluing - and then it poured out in a rush. Some neat cluing, some simple. And the end game was amusing. Less of a chore than the...

IainGrace

Listener 4527

Excellent challenge beautifully constructed. Shirley Curran is always good value as a setter. Fortunately for us G spotted the quotation very early on, which helped significantly.

IainGrace

Listener Crossword 4525

Relatively gentle due to clues not being too demanding. For the avoidance of doubt (as retired lawyers say), each entry begins at its numbered cell.

Hagen

Listener 4523: A Tale Of Two Cities By Wan

A skilful implementation of a delightful theme. I found the clues incredibly tough, especially where clashes were involved, and spent almost as long getting the last few answers as I did on the rest...

Alekhine

Listener 4521: Translate Into Spanish By Cagey

One of the best of the year so far for me. Some wonderful clues, some easy clues and an endgame that kept on giving.

Alekhine

Listener No. 4520: My Retirement Plan By Artix

I enjoyed the endgame a little more than the puzzle. Some slightly weak clues, I thought, but the finish was a delight.

Alekhine

Listener 4519: X By Schadenfreude

Pencil sharpened, letters entered. Puzzle done. This approach seems to work! The finish was intriguing and the clues were OK, although I wasn't totally convinced by the approach that Schadenfreude...

Hagen

Listener 4514 Cordon By Colleague

Nice theme and some excellent clues but the jumbled entries, combined with a serious amount of guess-and-search for the outer ring, made for far too much cold solving for my liking. If it had been...

emcee

Listener Crossword 4513 Lost In Translation By Ottorino

A gentler one this week after last week's humdinger. I enjoyed this; the penny drop and endgame was quite satisfying so thanks to Ottorino. Thanks also for educating me with something I never knew...

Flocker14

Listener 4512

Have finished this more or less and very fine it is too - except that I'm left with several ambiguous cells and no indication that I can see on how to resolve this. The subject of line 2 also eludes...

kdgs2

Listener 4511: Death In The Afternoon By Little Hare

Well that was a nice straightforward puzzle this week. I particularly liked the clueing this time round - my favourite being 20 across. Some of the misprints were very well hidden too. Thanks Little...

Flocker14

Listener 4510

There must be something wrong with the club version - is the preamble missing?

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Listener 4550. Moving Up &down By Ferret

Listener Crossword No. 4549 From Where I'm Standing By Emu

Listener Crossword No.4547 Titles By Schadenfreude

Listener No 4546 - Ripping Yarn By Nutmeg

Listener Crossword 4544 The Session By Gila

Listener Crossword 4540 Chalked Up By Nudd

Listener 4537: Rollerball

Listener Crossword No. 4535 One Good Turn By Paddock

Listener 4533 - Telling Lies

Listener 4527

Listener Crossword 4525

Listener 4523: A Tale Of Two Cities By Wan

Listener 4521: Translate Into Spanish By Cagey

Listener No. 4520: My Retirement Plan By Artix

Listener 4519: X By Schadenfreude

Listener 4514 Cordon By Colleague

Listener Crossword 4513 Lost In Translation By Ottorino

Listener 4512

Listener 4511: Death In The Afternoon By Little Hare

Listener 4510

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