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Tls 960

Last one. 9a Did one have to be blind to associate Man mounting toward a dominating position? (10) A?C?N?A?C? It can only be Ascendance or Ascendancy, but I don't want to have to plump for one or the...

catsrcool

Saturday Times Jumbo Cryptic Saturday January 19Th 2013

2dn One to slip over the road, collecting a bin (7) ??S?A?? 3dn . Apply soft soap to internally frothy cup (5) ??T?E BATHE ? 19dn . Surfer enjoying a cruise? (7) ??L???R 45ac . Hair over shell-like...

Ruthrobin

Listener No 4224 How To ----- By Colleague

Another gentle grid fill to start off the year. We have just had the pdm and are happily checking the endgame in Brewer. Thank you, Colleague!

Ruthrobin

Listener 4223 Two Names By Verbascum

A Happy New Year to all. What a pleasant and gentle start to the year! The theme appeared early and we have thoroughly enjoyed this. We haven't quite finished but progress is regular and speedy.

ShallowQueen

God Is Good

God is not good, from what I can see he's a sadist. Please help me to understand how God can kill children en masse ?...

flocker

Tls 955

last two 4dn: "How well I remember those weeks following your return from Spain .... said!" (Muriel Spark, The Mandelbaum Gate. (4) N?F? Has anyone been able to locate this? 20 dn Documentary writer...

Ruthrobin

Listener 4220 Falsehoods By Aedites

Of course, I should have put the title too! Great fun this!

Ruthrobin

Listener No 4214 A Noted Performance by Nutmeg

This must be our fastest solve ever but what a pleasure to have a straight-forward crossword by an accomplished setter (who is the B crossword in this month's Magpie too - Magpie plug). The theme is...

TheBear69

Listener 4212: Resolution by Raich

I found this relatively easy with steady progress right through to the end. Nevertheless I think it's an excellent Listener, completely sound throughout. Thanks, Raich.

Ruthrobin

Listener No 2012 Links by KevGar

This must be our quickest solve ever! What a delightful little compilation by KevGar. We tumbled to the theme with the first solution and have enjoyed it thoroughtly so far. Gentle, indeed after some...

AndrewG-S

Listener 4209 City Crossing Tour by Merlin

Grid fill was not too bad and I have the location name and the famous puzzle. Am in the middle of finding the various thematic elements, not sure whether I will press on tonight or have a break until...

Ruthrobin

Listener 4208 Good to Go by Flying Tortoise

This was tremendous fun from start to finish - from that hilarious title with all it suggests, right to the pdm and lovely endgame. Sheer magic, Flying Tortoise!

Cruncher

Listener 4206 - A1 by Ifor

Prize for the most abstruse preamble this year?

Ruthrobin

Listener 4205 Murder Mystery 2 by Gos

Just two hours to fill this grid but then we had some grid staring to complete the endgame. Still, it was good to have a set of simple clues and an easy romp for a change after some we have seen this...

midazolam

Listener 4204 by ?

Another week and we don't know who set it (no clue on the Times or Listener sites) This was a fun, enjoyable, clever solve that all fitted together nicely in the end...thanks setter...

Philoctetes

Listener 4203

Well no one seems to have noticed it was going to be a numerical. And i see that someone by the name of "Zabadak" has already commented on the Crossword Club site in a somewhat Z-Cup winning...