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Listener 4806 Second To Last By Karla

Mercifully, quite a straightforward one this week. Many thanks, Karla.

Listener 4805 Claque By Leo

Perfectly good clues and gimmick but the inspiration for this (as described in Wiki) was so utterly depressing that we abandoned the grid stare in limine.

emcee

Listener 4804 Bucking Convention By Flowerman

I thought the clues were set at the ideal level of difficulty -- difficult but not so fiendish as to lose the all-important enjoyment factor. The endgame is curious; no problem with the final bits... ...

emcee

Listener 4801 Homework By Nudd

Well, after last week's offering any puzzle will seem easy. A neat idea well implemented. Pretty much impossible to get to the 12 special entries until the quotation had been obtained. Some of one... ...

emcee

Listener 4799 Don't Get 'Em Wrong! By Ploy

No thread appears to have been started, which is a surprise. I thought this puzzle was exceptionally neat. Some nice clues too. Many thanks, Ploy.

upsetter

Listener 4797 Zip Code By Karla

A gentle start to the New Year - well composed with a worthy theme let down by some dull cluing.

Thanks, Karla.

perseverer

Listener Crossword 4796 Delay Repay

Another setter new to the Listener? We always like to see new gimmicks being used in the clues and we got that here alright, but perhaps like the plot of the film, I found it all very complicated.... ...

perseverer

Listener Crossword 4792

An outstanding puzzle. Good job there is snow on the ground and temperature has not risen above freezing for 2 days so an excuse if it was needed to devote last evening and most of today to... ...

johnpiper

Spectator 2633

26a Urban guile represented by india in this place? [9] ?en?????? 20d girl is first sons sibling? ?????l

perseverer

Listener Crossword 4791 No Time To Die

Third puzzle in a row with the name of a film with die in it as the puzzle title. Can the editors keep the sequence going? This was an easier puzzle than of late with some rather obvious clues but... ...

HawkCrossword

Listener 4789 Die Hard By Charybdis

A tough puzzle with frugal clues, treated throughout, but it all came together in a great ending. I loved it - many thanks, Charybdis.

HawkCrossword

Listener 4788 Infeasible By Quinapalus

A very enjoyable puzzle to crack - many thanks, Quinapalus. So many original features in this one. The double/partial wordplay was an interesting idea. The only criticism I have is the huge scope... ...

perseverer

Listener Crossword 4787 A Fitting End

Not the first outing for this theme in the Listener, but not for some time. Plenty of thematic material, some cleverly worked clues, not all the misprints jumping out. A good challenge. Thanks, JFD

emcee

Listener 4786 Jigsaw By Xanthippe

A nice puzzle. I loved the idea of the answers representing pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. Fortunately the Across and Down clues were generously straightforward otherwise cold-solving all of the... ...

Cruncher

The Listener Crossword 4785 - Sampler By Skylark

Can't see another thread on this one so I'll pitch in. Thought it was a striaghtforward gridfill but had to massage the maths a little for the highlighting. Thanks Skylark

upsetter

Listener 4782 Life 2 By Hawk

To be honest we don't quite see the "similar" shapes in the mathematical sense although all the thematic elements resolve themselves nicely.

A tour de force, thanks Hawk.

HawkCrossword

Listener 4781 Joint Submission By Mozart

A fun puzzle, which appeared daunting, but got rapidly easier once answers could be entered into the grid. The endgame was neat, and very little grid staring was required. Many thanks, Mozart! I... ...

HawkCrossword

Listener 4780 Best Available By Kea

Incredible! Easily my favourite Kea puzzle, and the best Listener so far this year. Just so rich in the theme and all the diverse gimmicks throughout. Thanks Kea!

HawkCrossword

Listener 4779 Keen By Ifor

A somewhat fiddly puzzle, involving altered clues, altered entries and a grid search, but it all works out unambiguously in the end. Many thanks, Ifor!

upsetter

Listener 4774 The Usher By Hidewell

Great fun and the theme is not as recherché as we first imagined. Thanks, The Usher....

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Listener 4806 Second To Last By Karla

Listener 4805 Claque By Leo

Listener 4804 Bucking Convention By Flowerman

Listener 4801 Homework By Nudd

Listener 4799 Don't Get 'Em Wrong! By Ploy

Listener 4797 Zip Code By Karla

Listener Crossword 4796 Delay Repay

Listener Crossword 4792

Spectator 2633

Listener Crossword 4791 No Time To Die

Listener 4789 Die Hard By Charybdis

Listener 4788 Infeasible By Quinapalus

Listener Crossword 4787 A Fitting End

Listener 4786 Jigsaw By Xanthippe

The Listener Crossword 4785 - Sampler By Skylark

Listener 4782 Life 2 By Hawk

Listener 4781 Joint Submission By Mozart

Listener 4780 Best Available By Kea

Listener 4779 Keen By Ifor

Listener 4774 The Usher By Hidewell

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