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The Clues ...

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The Theme …

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The Listener is a unique puzzle and should be treated with respect.

Thank you, Nutmeg. Much more satisfying than the meal we had this evening in a restaurant which garnered praise from Jay Rayner but which disappointed us.

Thanks Nutmeg, excellent puzzle.
Jack Aubrey - I could comment about your poor meal and a link to the theme but my wife says it’s too early! 😜🤔

All done apart from 32d, which I think is a little unfair due to the number of unches in the answer without a clue as to where they belong i.e. position 1,3 or 4.

Hmmm - I think it's fair enough, even if it's a case of getting the answer thematically and working back.

Not sure what I'm missing as to how a scattergram gives an approximate representation of the theme; perhaps something will snap into focus later.

Just solved 32d, so now I have a full grid and need to sort out what I now need to do.

All done, not too tricky a solve, and I have a resolution I'm happy with, but it's one of the most egregious cases of 'guess what I'm thinking' I've ever seen in the Listener.

I think I have the theme (3,8,4,) BUT the clashes in row 2 do not seem to result in a thematic. Am I barking up the wrong tree (again)?

They do, though it’s not in Bradford’s.

Worth googling potential answer + theme.

HW7, I did that with the "8" and came up with nothing, when I do it with the "8,4" it confirms that it is thematic - that is bloody frustrating. I suppose the thematic in the description is slightly muddy.