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Listener 4360 What A Turn-Up! By Ioa

Great fun all the way through. Required only elementary number-crunching so numerophobes should not be put off. And a very neat and satisfyingly unambiguous ending, so thanks all round to IOA for a...

Ruthrobin

Times Listener No 4359 The Tall'n

Lovely, thank you, The Tall'n. There was a fine series of penny drop moments leading to a most satisfactory conclusion. Many thanks.

trux

Listener 4356 Mashonaland By Raffles

Some excellent clueing, especially where extra letters were unambiguously indicated. The end result may never win a prize for elegance, even with the speakers revealed, but the gridfill speeds up very...

AHearer

Listener No 4355: Shorthand Crosses By Aragon

A lovely construction, with fairly straightforward clues. I hadn't come across the verse, and have only been able to locate the vital couplet -- if the rest of it is available I hope somebody will...

fyellin

Listener 4354 Taxi! By Ilver

No one has solved this yet?? It's Friday afternoon in California, so after midnight in the UK. I'm in a strange position. Solved grid. I know the quotation, its source and the corresponding key. No...

trux

Listener 4353 A Ghost Story By Kevgar

All over rather too quickly for my liking, but I enjoyed the join-up-the-dots picture-forming. Clues perhaps a bit easy for this outlet. Anyhow, now plenty of time for tennis and/or sweltering in the...

Pasquin

Listener 4352 What’S Missing? By Artix

Excellent puzzle. Totally misinterpreted the first missing item I found, then spent about three hours looking for eight more similar items, before realising I had led myself well up the garden path....

AHearer

Listener No 4351: Failed Attempt By Wiglaf

One of the quickest solves of the year -- the definitions-only clues fell rapidly once the first was solved, and the final sentence was fairly easy to spot. Sorry, Wiglaf, but I'm left wanting a bit...

TheBear69

Listener 4348 - Quads By Shark

A magnificent follow-up to Shark's Ascot Gold Cup...Thanks for a superb Listener, Shark!

AHearer

Listener No. 4343: Bear, Bear, Bearing By Chalicea

A fairly typical Chalicea puzzle: nice use of theme, clues not too challenging (though I struggled for a while to find the extra letters in some of the mid-range down clues). A very pleasant exercise:...

Monkmonk

Listener 4342 Triskaidekaphilia By Bero

What a brilliant swansong. Interesting and fun.

Ruthrobin

Listener No4341 What's On By Nod

This has produced a giggle but it was a tough solve until the message appeared and we are going to have to be very careful with our checking of our final grid. What an amusing and original idea. Many...

midazolam

Listener 4340 Red Shift By Nudd

With Shackleton last week and now this puzzle, the Listener is finally picking up pace after a rather slow start to the year. This puzzle is fun. Straightforward fill and a pleasing endgame. Puzzles...

Contrarian

Listener No 4338 A Game Of 15 By Glow-Worm

Another fairly straightforward grid-fill, though deciphering some of the 15ing was a little trickier. The finish raised a smile. Thanks Glow-worm....

jim360

Listener 4336: Company Liquidation By Kruger

Short preamble but a lot going on. Nice to have an unambiguous finish too! Thanks Kruger....

sunny-dave

Listener 4333 - Discussion And Appreciation

Listener No. 4333 - In the Event of Fire by Flying Tortoise This thread is for the traditional 'elliptical' discussion, comments and thanks to the setter. If you want to participate in a more direct...

trux

Listener Crossword No 4332 Two's Company By Augeas

A lucky stumble upon the person's name (maybe triggered by something hidden dark in the grey cells) speeded up what might have become a slog. Neat thematic treatment and quite a feat to construct the...

Ruthrobin

Listener 4331 By Loda

Well, those who have been moaning that the early ones were too easy have what they wanted here. This has been a real challenge, growing easier as it progressed, of course. We still have some ends to...

AHearer

Listener 4330: Following The Brief By External

A pleasing puzzle with a neatly worded preamble. It's always pleasing to learn something along the way, so many thanks to eXternal. But we're still waiting for the first tough challenge of the year....

trux

Listener No 4327 The Alcoholic Baseball Player By Waterloo

Hoho!! Cracker-style literary jokes from Mr Waterloo ... some suitably making one groan, others raising a broad smile: I particularly liked 40ac. Gentle romp. Happy New Year to all ABers and many...

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Listener 4360 What A Turn-Up! By Ioa

Times Listener No 4359 The Tall'n

Listener 4356 Mashonaland By Raffles

Listener No 4355: Shorthand Crosses By Aragon

Listener 4354 Taxi! By Ilver

Listener 4353 A Ghost Story By Kevgar

Listener 4352 What’S Missing? By Artix

Listener No 4351: Failed Attempt By Wiglaf

Listener 4348 - Quads By Shark

Listener No. 4343: Bear, Bear, Bearing By Chalicea

Listener 4342 Triskaidekaphilia By Bero

Listener No4341 What's On By Nod

Listener 4340 Red Shift By Nudd

Listener No 4338 A Game Of 15 By Glow-Worm

Listener 4336: Company Liquidation By Kruger

Listener 4333 - Discussion And Appreciation

Listener Crossword No 4332 Two's Company By Augeas

Listener 4331 By Loda

Listener 4330: Following The Brief By External

Listener No 4327 The Alcoholic Baseball Player By Waterloo

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