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Listener No 4424: Fieldwork By Ferret

I was a bit later than usual getting started (shopping -- AARGH!) so was glad to find a reasonably straightforward puzzle from Ferret. Thank you, that was fun....

AHearer

Listener No 4416: Up To 10 Items? By Wan

I don't suppose you'd believe me if I said I'd had to break off to cook the supper, so I'll confess that with most issues resolved and the highlighting done I had two irritating letters still to enter...

AHearer

Listener No 4414: Quads Ii By Shark

I really enjoyed this one. I was held up a bit in the north-east corner at stage one, got my coloured pens out to keep track of what had to be preserved at stage two, had a chuckle at the elegance of...

Warden

Listener 4410

I've never finished this early before - but it was my era!

AHearer

Listener No. 4404: Earthquakes As Well By Tut

I thought things were going well until I ground to a halt in the top right corner -- even having the theme identified didn't help me much. Finally got there, though. I hadn't come across the poem...

AHearer

Listener No. 4403: No Offence By Artix

That was quite a workout! Unlike several recent Listeners where an early guess at the theme helped a lot with the gridfill, this time I could not tackle the endgame until I had worked my way through...

kdgs2

Listener 4395: 6 Across By Shackleton

I thought I might be in for a bit of grid-staring, but the penny dropped after about half an hour. The amount of thematic material and the construction of the messages is most impressive. A worthy...

AHearer

Listener No. 4393: Vingt-Et-Un By Little Hare

Another pleasant puzzle, with unambiguous clues and a pretty, if straightforward, end-game. Thanks to Little Hare, both for the puzzle and for sending me back to the source of the message....

AHearer

Listener No 4392: A Conversation By Kevgar

Nice straightforward clues, and a theme that never fails to raise a smile. Familiarity with the theme, guessed early, made is possible to see where some clashes were going to be before both...

upsetter

Listener No. 4388: Cycle 20% More By Smudge

Six answers entered after six hours of solving - anyone else doing better?

TheBear69

Listener 4387

Thanks, Emu, for a well-constructed homage a great work of art. Not among the more difficult Listeners, but that does not detract from its excellence. I assume the ambiguity of one of the abbreviated...

AHearer

Listener No. 4384: Xl By Harpy

That was a lot of fun. It took me longer than it should have to spot what was going on in the Group B clues, even though I had seen what the instruction told me to do elsewhere. Many thanks, Harpy,...

Ruthrobin

Listener No 4382 Migration By Malva

How good to see what I believe is a new name and a relatively rare device (those migrating letters). We have enjoyed this. Many thanks to Malva.

AHearer

Listener No. 4381: Awful By Towser

In my version, it's terrible, but thanks to Towser for raising a smile....

AHearer

Listener No. 4380: Stomach My Mynot

I didn't even think of trying to fit the entries into the grid until I had cold-solved all but six. A couple of false starts, but as usual with this sort of puzzle once a few had slotted together the...

Ruthrobin

Listener 4379 The One Left Over By Kruger

What a nicely clued and thematically amusing start to the year. We laughed at the phrase. Many thanks to Kruger. A Happy New Year to all our fellow AB threaders.

Contrarian

Listener No. 4378: Present Day By Horvendile

I'm surprised that there isn't a thread up for this yet. (Apologies if there is one) I started on it this afternoon, having only returned to the UK this morning. Just a couple of loose ends to tie up,...

fyellin

Listener No. 4377: Russian Roulette By Rasputin

A very entertaining and well-constructed puzzle. Hard to believe how much the setter fit into such a small space. One minor quibble. The thematic subject of the puzzle, as described by its Wikipedia...

Contrarian

Listener No 4374 : A Tester Laid Out By Salamanca

I did enjoy the way the thematic material all slotted together, however I think the obscurity of some of the geographical references was pushing the boundaries of fair play rather. Thanks Salamanca....

x_word_fan

Listener 4373 Semirp By Kea

Apologies if there is another thread. Nothing for the "numberphobes" to be scared of. Logical with only a bit of Excel at the start and some spadework at the end. Enjoyable - thanks Kea....

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Listener No 4424: Fieldwork By Ferret

Listener No 4416: Up To 10 Items? By Wan

Listener No 4414: Quads Ii By Shark

Listener 4410

Listener No. 4404: Earthquakes As Well By Tut

Listener No. 4403: No Offence By Artix

Listener 4395: 6 Across By Shackleton

Listener No. 4393: Vingt-Et-Un By Little Hare

Listener No 4392: A Conversation By Kevgar

Listener No. 4388: Cycle 20% More By Smudge

Listener 4387

Listener No. 4384: Xl By Harpy

Listener No 4382 Migration By Malva

Listener No. 4381: Awful By Towser

Listener No. 4380: Stomach My Mynot

Listener 4379 The One Left Over By Kruger

Listener No. 4378: Present Day By Horvendile

Listener No. 4377: Russian Roulette By Rasputin

Listener No 4374 : A Tester Laid Out By Salamanca

Listener 4373 Semirp By Kea

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