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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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Coalminers

Listener 4188 Painless by Rasputin

I can't believe I'm the the first to post this week, so will someone tell me where I can find the real thread. Anyway, very enjoyable, and a subject that I have always enjoyed. Thanks Rasputin.
21:25 Fri 04th May 201258 answers, last by Postigod 09:50 Tue 15th 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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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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Ruthrobin

Listener No 4182 Breach of Contract by Ron

I've just got the theme and title and am, as usual, thoroughly enjoying this puzzle. The three different types of clue were a challenge to start with but it all works out very nicely. Many thanks for...
18:21 Fri 23rd Mar 201252 answers, last by rabet 12:47 Sat 31st Mar 2012
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4180 Knight's Move by Merlin

I am thoroughly enjoying this beautifully clued crossword and have already found the theme and quotation. Great fun, thank you, Merlin. (Still some finishing touches to go - have to find and replace...
18:03 Fri 09th Mar 201242 answers, last by Philoctetes 10:26 Thu 22nd Mar 2012
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Zabadak

Listener 4179: O Gather Twelve by Augeas

Back to the relatively easy ones then, though I think the final step's a bit of a swine if the subject's not all that familiar. One of those with a reasonably straightforward grid fill (with one...
18:10 Fri 02nd Mar 201271 answers, last by borealis 19:22 Sun 11th Mar 2012
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Ruthrobin

Listener 4178 Confused by Tea Leaves

Where is everybody? Posting somewhere else? What an intricate construction. I have been delighted by the subtlety of this and now have a full and functioning grid but I am wondering how it fulfilled...
22:26 Fri 24th Feb 201269 answers, last by Mysterons 20:30 Sat 10th Mar 2012
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trux

Listener 4175 : The Winning Line by Ozzie

Zany clues, almost laugh-a-minute stuff and a remarkable (and surprising) dénouement. Brought much needed mental warmth to the icy surroundings here. Terrific stuff, great fun and the best of...
20:09 Fri 03rd Feb 201271 answers, last by IainGrace 09:48 Sat 11th Feb 2012
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Zabadak

Listener 4174: The Dentures of Sherlock Holmes by Salamanca

Unless I've gone seriously wrong, this easier than it first appears, though I'm still not sure of 15d. The definition seems to be a bit stretched and it's a bit of an exception to one of the rules....
17:41 Fri 27th Jan 201254 answers, last by trux 20:03 Fri 03rd Feb 2012
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Ruthrobin

Listener No 4172 Fruitless Effort by Hypnos

Seems to be my turn to start one. Indeed this has been a massive effort, though not entirely fruitless. The hardest so far this year (but that isn't saying much, is it?) We still have some short words...
20:08 Fri 13th Jan 20124 answers, last by pushmi-pullyu 16:52 Sat 14th Jan 2012
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Zabadak

Listener Crossword 4171, Fruitful Recipe by Dipper

A nice easy start to the New Year, encouraging me to start entering again. If there are people reading this who haven't tried the Listener yet, here's a good place to start - fair clues that take a...
17:00 Fri 06th Jan 201259 answers, last by SethMould 23:21 Sat 28th Jan 2012
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midazolam

Listener 4170: Aristocat by Mango

Last puzzle of the year and it is Mango. 2008 was the last time we saw them with the excellent City Tour. This was not as good, but an enjoyable challenge. Shame the whole theme was got very early...
18:41 Fri 30th Dec 201160 answers, last by Philoctetes 18:54 Tue 10th Jan 2012
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Walterloo

Listener 4166, Brief Appearances by Schadenfreude

Looks like a hefty and interesting challenge this week from a renowned setter. How many Friday Clubbers will there be with this one? Good luck to all.
20:14 Fri 02nd Dec 201156 answers, last by Philoctetes 11:09 Tue 13th Dec 2011
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dr b

Listener 4165, Variation on a Theme by Nibor

Not much here to cause any grief this week, I think. Not too high on the difficulty scale, but enjoyable anyway. Now I have no excuses for the afternoon and will be forced to finally clean out my...
17:27 Fri 25th Nov 201194 answers, last by ichkeria 09:21 Wed 07th Dec 2011
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midazolam

Listener 4164: 4164 by Kea

I was expecting a Kea by the end of the year, but I was surprised to see a Kea numerical This was an easy numerical (under 1 hour solve) and I am glad it was, partly because of the stinker E grade...
17:03 Fri 18th Nov 201141 answers, last by JustinTime 00:02 Tue 22nd Nov 2011
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jockie

Listener 4164 by Kea

Finished at 5:16, or am I missing something? It all seems to check and Kea is usually on the harder side of average. Still, there's time to catch all the Pudsey stuff on the box.
17:23 Fri 18th Nov 20113 answers, last by 123-and-ABC 10:29 Sat 19th Nov 2011
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Ruthrobin

Listener No 4163 Aversions by Brock

Am I honestly the first of the Friday Club? What a fine, interesting set of clues. We guessed the theme quite early, which helped. Brock has produced another excellent challenge. Thank you Brock!
21:23 Fri 11th Nov 201153 answers, last by borealis 21:24 Thu 17th Nov 2011

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