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Thanks, malone and tatters.
Oh no! Not another ambiguous "contiguous"...

Contiguity is rather more straightforward in this one, thank goodness.

Grrr. I had all the information I needed for the final stage and yet it took me ages to see why it was relevant. Well played, Artix!

Very neat, really enjoyed it.

Thanks Artix.

It's the final stage which is holding me up - as so often. Not being familiar with the theme I am in a quandary about which of the two possibilities opened up by the instruction I should be concentrating on - each seems relevant.

I'm as mystified by the instruction as by those who have looked at it and seen what to do. It was all going so well.

We’re at the same stage as you Tatters. Frustrating.

I don't think I can give a gentle hint without revealing all but I can help with the endgame if anyone wants to email me.
My address can be found on the Listener 4638 thread, post # 20.

Surely it can't hurt to point out something in the preamble -

we're to 'follow the amended directions' not necessarily to repeat the entire sequence over again (and parts of the preamble are particularly well chosen - 'subject', 'related title' and 'player').

I think it's a very neat and ingenious puzzle.

Drxx - thanks for the helpful nudge which led to a speedy conclusion. I had already found [and immediately dismissed] the second title before the first one so I should have got there far earlier.

Nice one Artix!