Listener 4786 - Hints and Gentle Nudges to Theme by drxx

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drxx

20th October 2023, 22:49

Yes, tricky but fair and a very novel idea. Perhaps the clues were on the easy side but the entry gimmick compensates for that (I think).

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bathmatters

20th October 2023, 23:23

Grid is filled, highlighting/erasures done but I can’t identify the resulting image. Is it topical?

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drxx

20th October 2023, 23:31

It's unambiguous and very obvious.

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bathmatters

21st October 2023, 01:08

Sigh. Back to the literal drawing board.

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hotelwhiskey7

21st October 2023, 05:26

An easier way to finish is to do the last two steps in reverse order; a useful symmetry emerges.

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gitto

21st October 2023, 10:20

I'm perplexed. My quotation only has 31 letters?

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acornz

21st October 2023, 10:23

Google a little longer. It turns out a thematic item has a much higher value than commonly claimed.

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gitto

21st October 2023, 10:28

Acornz, I just found the original quote and now have 33 letters - thanks. Now onto the endgame!

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lewap

21st October 2023, 11:29

Straightforward and unambiguous, with a novel endgame. I particularly appreciate the positioning of the two centrally-located circled cells!
Thanks Xanthippe

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hotelwhiskey7

21st October 2023, 11:43

Turns out the most well known version *was* the original.

It was modified six years later - with the added ‘X factor’ - for additional advertising impact.

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