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THE CLUES
Requests for help with clues 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.
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The posts on the Listener thread generally go right over my head, but I've never attempted the puzzle as I have no idea where to find it. Could someone give me a clue on that, please?

ChrisE, subscribers (I'm not one) can access the puzzle from around 4 pm on a Friday, hence the starting time of this thread. Most of us see the paper version on Saturday mornings.

It's in the Review section of the Times each Saturday.

Sorry, ChrisE, I think I assumed that you knew the Listener was in the Times.

Thanks - that rules it out for me; I'm strictly Guardian!

Chris, we can probably expect a ‘larger-than-usual’ Bank Holiday special in the G tomorrow

Hi jono
Yes, but I find them offputting and rarely attempt them. I might try an alphabetical jigsaw.
On the whole I don't enjoy puzzles that take me more than half an hour or so to solve. "Jumbos" tend to feel more like work than fun...

Thank you Awinger,
Absolutely delightful puzzle, made us smile 😀
Especially liked 34 ac.

Yes, that was fun and I too had a chuckle at 34 ac. Not for the first time, I've got a completed puzzle and can't figure out the meaning of the title.