Crossword Help Forum
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This thread may be of limited use until tomorrow morning, but still...

THE CLUES
Requests for help should normally include the clue itself, the number of letters in the answer and details of any you already have. Any special instructions or additional information should be included.
NB Hints only should be given, no answers please.

THE THEME
Requests may be made here for GENTLE NUDGES only towards the theme.
NB - Please do NOT reveal the theme under any circumstances.

Remember, the Listener is a unique puzzle - so treat it with the respect it deserves and do not give away any more than is necessary.

Thank you Vagans. Cleverly constructed puzzle, if unfortunate in its timing.

Groundhog day for me. Full grid, full quotation, know the source, don't (yet) know what cells to highlight. Hoping the magic of posting helps.......

........and it did!! All finished now. Methinks a number of simple anagrams made this a lot easier than most Listener puzzles. I was a little baffled by one of the items until I realised that the ancient title had been used.

Solved all but four. Have quotation and source. A gentle nudge on 20 would be most welcome please. Have 3 of its 5 letters but......

Simond9x, the answer is an odd-looking word. The 'plough' is much-used in crosswords, that comes after the curtailed 'profitable'.

Thanks, malone. Got it now. There’s something about the answer that catches me out, again and again, when searching Chambers CD Rom. Grrr!

Thanks, simond9x. I initially thought I'd gone wrong with that one...!

Know what you mean Simond9x - this one caught me out too. The Chambers iPhone app doesn't have this problem but I tend to use the old CD-ROM program as I'm better with a computer keyboard than a phone.

Nice puzzle. For those who found it too easy, the IQ is a stinker (well, I thought so).

Have you tried WordWebPro which is a desk-top app? I used to use the CDROM but it stopped working about 10 years ago.
https://wordweb.info/