Crossword Help Forum
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The clues...
Requests for help should normally include the clue itself, the number of letters in the answers and details of any you already have. Any additional information or special instructions, common in Listener puzzles, should also be included.
HINTS only, please, no answers.

The theme...
Help towards the theme may be sought here. The help given should be fairly mild in nature - just a nudge or a pointer in the right direction. Aim to give enough to assist a struggling solver, not so much that it spoils the puzzle for others.
Any posts which, even inadvertently, reveal too much of the theme are likely to be removed.

In general...
There are many regulars on the Listener threads, but newcomers are always welcome - and should be made to feel so.
Unsolicited help, discussion of the theme and so on will be removed.
The Listener is a unique puzzle and should be treated with respect.

Is there a Listener this week?

There was one this time last year, so I guess there should be - I hope so!

The elves are asleep, I fear. Too many mince pies.

My printer is misbehaving at present so I walked to my local library to make a copy, logged in, spent 25 minutes refreshing the page, logged out and then walked home again. Grrrr!

I wonder how many people have just wasted an hour waiting for the Times to post this week's Listener puzzle.

One of my post-retirement roles was a Trustee and Scottish Chair of a charity providing recovery and rehab services. Ironically, I’m now rattlin’ because I can’t get my Listener fix….

I think it's traditional for the Listener to miss this week if the publication happens to fall on Xmas...but clearly that does not apply this year. It's supposed to be John Green's last one, so maybe there is something special happening.

buzzb, I think Listener 4691 Something in Common by Lionheart was published on 25 December 2021

I seem to recall that, as The Times wasn't published on the 25th, the print version of that puzzle appeared on the Friday.