Here is a link to 'Round pound and penny' by Doc. http://thespectator.n...om/epaper/viewer.aspx An early start as I have been invited to a special assembly at my Grandson's school. Fortunately the...
This one's a gem: don't be put off by the complex instructions or that fearsome 65,536 possible combinations: It all comes out well in the end. Good, fair clues, some lovely PDM's, and a satisfying...
I'm not sure what the protocol is for starting a Listener thread, so I hope nobody minds if I leap in. I thought this was a nice, accesible run around, more an impressive piece of construction than a...
Tough debut by Elint this week. Very good surface readings with definitions not always directly linked in Chambers, which I felt made it tougher. I was only mentioning a few weeks back that with the...
Hoorah - numbers. Again one must marvel at the construction. There are some fairly obvious approaches, but I have not ventured into the hinterland much. I do hope the required clues give a...
This was a good mix of lots of different techniques. Progress was steady until a major PDM when I realised what the keywords were. After that it was very straightforward. I was rather uncomfortable...
I think we have turned a corner in terms of difficulty. Another outstanding grid construction. The lack of unches made the task easier once the quotation was got, but the way it all tied in together...
This week's offering is "Five Dots" by Franc, which feels somewhat reminiscent of one or two of his previous puzzles. More difficult than some of the recent offerings, but sound and...
Here is a link to 'Pigs might fly' by Mr Magoo. The puzzle is on page 57. http://thespectator.n...om/epaper/viewer.aspx Quite an straightforward grid fill made easier by a helpful crossword title....
This week's offering is "The Glady Marsh" by Salamanca. This is only the second Salamanca Listener that I have seen that is not part of his Plays of the Bard series. Another fairly fast grid...
Note that in 17a the length given (7) is correct - a vertical bar is missing in the grid (in the on-line version, at least), as can be deduced from the symmetry.
I very much enjoyed last years penny dropping moment with playtime, and likewise with this weeks listener, it was very neat how it all came together. No ambiguities although one answer I couldn't find...
This week's offering is "364 263 by Xanthippe" A straightforward grid fill which now leaves me with the problem of following the instructions, whilst not being an owner of the required...
Here is a link to 'Pecking Order' set by Columba. It can be found on page 49.
http://thespectator.n...om/epaper/viewer.aspx
A good theme to keep you warm on a freezing morning!...
