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27d. Truth about head of government in sovereign state.(8) R?G?H?T?...

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12d. Possible route governor travels round British Isles.(5,8) 22d. Small French island broadcastingfirst of such appeals.(9) 39a. General caught with girl in Rupert Brookes place.(12) 27d. Truth...

starwalker

Listener Crossword 4063 - Resident by Hotspur

Down to the final four of the year now, for those who are still in for an all correct year. (Sadly my own ambition dies some weeks ago due to a careless error of transcription.) Have not started yet,...

Philoctetes

Listener 4062 - Letter Squares by Elap

No - i haven't finished it, so get up off the floor. I just wondered what people approaching it thought of the bit in the preamble "so solvers must deduce how many complete cells each answer...

cluelessJoe

Listener 4059 - Child's play by Dysart

Oh boy, just seen where this one is going. Very nearly finished, but I reckon there's going to be a fair bit of drawing to do, which can wait until tomorrow! Enjoyable diversion, without being too...

x_word_fan

Wool

Am trying to locate some wool to finish a cardigan Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran - colour 300001 - any ideas please.

starwalker

Listener Cross word 4058

This week's offering is Whirly-Birly by Sabre. After a run of fairly straightforward puzzles, we have what at first glance looks like a typical Sabre offering - not an "unch" in sight. So,...

robinruth

Listener 4057 Inside, by Hypnos

Where is everybody? Or are you finding the wordplay as difficult as I did. This was a nice, easy grid fill and the alternatives and associatives were fun, but oh dear, did I struggle with the endgame!...

starwalker

Listener Crossword 4056

This weeks offering is ROC by Loda. Thanks to my scattergun approach to clue solving, I spoiled this puzzle for myself by getting the theme after only three clues, and the nature of the curved lines...

Philoctetes

Listener 4052 - Question by Aedites

This could get tough. Change ringing and lots of cold solving. Nice and meaty at first glance

Cleveroldun

rt36

Sorry haven't sussed it yet

rickyjohn200

Listener Crossword 4049 - Domino Effect by Googly

Has any one managed to start this? Hint of where to start would be good

Sandy-Wroe

Is this new look simply papering over the cracks or will AB be faster from now on?

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turnerjmw

Listener 4049: The Domino Effect by Googly

The dreaded numbers. Googly was last seen in November 2006 with Solve Two, Get One Free. I enjoyed this. Not too much heavy duty calculator work, and it all fell smoothly into place. Cheers, Googly

midazolam

Listener 4048: Rules of Construction by Poat

With the thought that I failed on Poat's last 2 listeners, I knew we would be in for some tough clues. Excellent construction, clues (although i havent worked the wordplay out on a couple yet) and a...

turnerjmw

Listener 4046: Disagreement by Stan

Enjoyable, and far less taxing than last week. No doubt the theme will not please everybody, but it's very prettily executed, with great economy and no ambiguity.

x_word_fan