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Listener Crossword 4787 A Fitting End

Not the first outing for this theme in the Listener, but not for some time. Plenty of thematic material, some cleverly worked clues, not all the misprints jumping out. A good challenge. Thanks, JFD

upsetter

Listener 4783 Coming Around By Samson

Rather gentle clues but lots of fun and a favourite song.

Thanks, Samson.

HawkCrossword

Listener 4780 Best Available By Kea

Incredible! Easily my favourite Kea puzzle, and the best Listener so far this year. Just so rich in the theme and all the diverse gimmicks throughout. Thanks Kea!

HawkCrossword

Listener 4779 Keen By Ifor

A somewhat fiddly puzzle, involving altered clues, altered entries and a grid search, but it all works out unambiguously in the end. Many thanks, Ifor!

upsetter

Listener 4778 Dedication By Tiburon

Plenty of good clues and well hidden misprints although the final instructions were a bit of a slog and not our cup of tea. Thanks, Shark....

emcee

Listener 4777 No 21 By Child's Play

An excellent puzzle. I enjoyed the first stage of the problem as logic was required throughout rather than testing umpteen possibilities. The gridfill was quicker than anticipated and there is no...

upsetter

Listener 4776 Stand Your Ground … By Apt

A pleasant crossword with some tricky clues but a slightly clumsy preamble. Thanks, Apt....

scooterbug

Listener 4775 Citation Needed By Cagey

I rarely post, and have never started a thread, but I wanted to congratulate and thank Cagey for an all-time classic Listener. Surely in the very top tier (top 5, at least) in my 20+ years of solving....

upsetter

Listener 4774 The Usher By Hidewell

Great fun and the theme is not as recherché as we first imagined. Thanks, The Usher....

emcee

Listener 4773 Cheesy By Deuce

I thought the gridfill was OK. Many of the clues were pretty straightforward allowing a well-timed PDM to resolve the difficulties and confirm the theme. The two unclued entries were fine once the...

upsetter

Listener 4772 Requirement By Mr E

A nice little work out for a Friday evening. Thanks, Mr E....

emcee

Listener 4771 In Vino Veritas By Raven

Well that was the toughest (and best) of the year so far by a country mile. I don't remember clues where the wordplay leads to anagrams of the answer before. It was quite tough in a few cases to...

NickorWan

Listener No 4770 Arrangement By Tringa

I thought this was a terrific puzzle, challenging to the end, and with one of the best sets of clues for a while. Wonderful, thanks, Tringa...

perseverer

Listener Crossword 4769 Path-Finding

I made greater headway with the downs than the acrosses so grid filling was slow. Having an idea of the inital letter of an answer literally gives me a head start in solving. A good mixture of clues,...

upsetter

Listener 4768 A Crossword By Artix

An early PDM gave us some impetus as did the large amount of thematic material. A interesting piece of history in the final instruction. Thanks, Artix....

HawkCrossword

Listener 4766 - Weaver By Sabre

Another cracker from the master of the genre. So much to enjoy - obscure answers, quality clues, and a tough jigsaw (of sorts) to finish. Thanks, Sabre!...

upsetter

Listener 4765 Character Recognition By Vagans

That was all good clean fun. We particularly liked 12 down. Thanks, Vagans....

emcee

Listener 4762 Case-Sensitive By Aedites

Another enjoyable puzzle. Not difficult to guess what was required from the word go but the thematic clues were sometimes quite tough -- reverse engineering certainly helped with some of these towards...

emcee

Listener 4761 Outside The Box By Arcadia

Another enjoyable puzzle. It wasn't as daunting as the preamble initially suggested. There was a good mix of clue difficulty -- some very straightforward, others "Sabre-esque". I particularly liked...

emcee

Listener 4760 Queen By Rebel

A superb, challenging puzzle; one which was difficult to walk away from. Clues were generally excellent (I thought 22 was a tad weak), a nice PDM and a novel endgame. Many thanks, Rebel. Well done!...

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Listener Crossword 4787 A Fitting End

Listener 4783 Coming Around By Samson

Listener 4780 Best Available By Kea

Listener 4779 Keen By Ifor

Listener 4778 Dedication By Tiburon

Listener 4777 No 21 By Child's Play

Listener 4776 Stand Your Ground … By Apt

Listener 4775 Citation Needed By Cagey

Listener 4774 The Usher By Hidewell

Listener 4773 Cheesy By Deuce

Listener 4772 Requirement By Mr E

Listener 4771 In Vino Veritas By Raven

Listener No 4770 Arrangement By Tringa

Listener Crossword 4769 Path-Finding

Listener 4768 A Crossword By Artix

Listener 4766 - Weaver By Sabre

Listener 4765 Character Recognition By Vagans

Listener 4762 Case-Sensitive By Aedites

Listener 4761 Outside The Box By Arcadia

Listener 4760 Queen By Rebel

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