Crossword

2366: The square

Three items (one consisting of three words, and two consisting of four words each) read clockwise round the perimeter. Part of their source’s name is given by a light clued without definition; the rest (two words, rendering the 13 in 30) is concealed in one row and should be highlighted. Ignore an accent. Letters in

2365: Beds

One of the clued lights below reveals the theme which Brewer confirms. One of the unclued lights is not paired as the others are. Two successively numbered unclued lights form one of the theme words.   Across 1    Become angry when deportees sadly lose pot (6, two words) 7    Veto in favour of offer (6)

2364: Frolicsome Threesome

2/11/12 is a four-word quotation in Chambers. Remaining unclued lights (all appropriate to the language the quotation is in) are three sets of three words of a kind, each set suggested by one word of the quotation. One unclued light associated with the whole of 2/11/12 must be highlighted. Across 1           A wimp inhales air,

2363: Case ending

Four of the unclued entries make up a ten-word Shakespearean quotation, including an apostrophe. The other three (two of two words each) represent three possible victims. Elsewhere, ignore an accent. 34 is in Brewer’s.   Across 11    He almost banned awfully poisonous plant (7) 12    Cross Spain with a formative stage (4) 14

2362: Men of note IV

The unclued lights are of a kind. Ignore all accents and diacritical marks throughout the puzzle. The fifth letter of each of the nine unclued lights reveal A BASS FUEL.   Across 5    Garden flowers heard of by the congregations (6) 9    It’s sure to happen when Close is dropped from cable television broadcast (10)

2361: Snoot

Unclued lights are anagrams of eight words which are of a kind.   Across 1    Result of hooker’s foul work? (13, two words, one hyphened) 9    Flower from 19th State in yellow and light brown (except for edges) (7) 11    Penniless cleric one passes (7) 16    Lord, say, occupies lounge (5) 17    Poet’s pigsty fellow

2360: Diplomatic

One unclued light is the title (two words) of a work by a person whose name is formed by two unclued lights. The work in question features a 17 27 which is 11. This item can be found in the appropriate area of the grid in 25 form and should be highlighted. Elsewhere ignore an

2359: Down

The unclued lights (two of two words) can be all be preceded by the same word which solvers have to highlight appropriately in the completed grid. All are confirmed in Brewer apart from one, which is not listed in Chambers either (surprisingly).   Across 1    Spanish mansion with some basic fruit (7) 6    What IoW

2358: Poem IV

Unclued lights are words from a poem, its author and a relevant location. Elsewhere, ignore two accents.   Across 7    Music like reggae from Saskatchewan (3) 11    Carriage policeman pulled over beside hedge (6) 13    Judge meets drug addict who’s declining (7) 15    Ionian cardinal crossing Iowa (5) 16    Strong pickle’s sound (5) 17    Seminary

2357: Half a Drum

Unclued lights make five pairs with something in common.   Across 1    Fragrant nuts announced (5) 4    Neat workers secure line for pole holding basket (9, hyphened) 9    Unsuitable papal rooms exchanged (10) 11    Incitement to hold round dance (5) 15    Proud to pull tons (5) 21    I waited outside as daughter went for some

2356: Beetle

The unclued lights (one individually and five pairs) are of a kind.   Across 1    German leader put stuff back into soup (8) 5    More lascivious-sounding marketeer (6) 9    Powerless to operate, having drunk UK brown ale (10) 14    Ceilidh lacks odd members of antiquity (3) 16    Tries half the fish at 42 with starchy

2355: 13 16

13 1A 23 22 is an eight-word quotation by 34 in ODQ. Other unclued lights, including one of three words, are unrelated, but each has 13 1A 23. The two lights which make up the title each have 13 1A 23 which needs highlighting (9 cells in total). Elsewhere, ignore two accents.   Across 10   

2354: Pioneering

Two unclued lights form a three-word phrase. Clues in italics are cryptic indications of partial answers; in each case, the indicated part must do as instructed by the thematic phrase to create the full answer to be entered in the grid. Resulting entries (two of which consist of two words each) are defined by unclued

2353: Too many

The unclued lights, three of two words and four pairs are of a kind. Elsewhere, ignore two accents.   Across 11    Arable plant making money, including capital – a grand (10, hyphened) 14    The occasion, we’re told, for tears (5) 15    Express excitement about the sun at start of evening (7) 17    Sound producer’s good

2352: Upright Characters

Of the unclued entries, three combine to form a phrase (five words) describing three more (four foreign-language words). The remaining three combine to form a sentence (seven words) given by Brewer as an example of one of them.   Across 1    It’s brimming, almost like an optimist’s view? Not half! (8) 8    Song or dance

2351: Triplets

Unclued lights form three sets of three, each set related in a different way to a theme-word which is hidden in the grid and should be highlighted.   Across 1    Keeping on certain subject, I am an unusual scientist (13) 9    A court’s brief shade (4) 14    Mount paintings an artist submitted (6) 15    In

2350: Pieces

The unclued lights, (two of two words), individually or as a pair, are of a kind and can be resolved into three separate trios. Ignore all accents and apostrophes throughout the puzzle. The highlighted squares, read in order row by row, reveal the sources of the trios.   Across 7/8   The whole capital of Hainaut

2349: Novel

Clockwise round the grid from 3 run the names (7,4,5,6,8,8,5,6) of four characters in a novel followed by the initials of its author. Two pairs of unclued lights (20/39 and 11/26) each combine to form an anagram of the novel’s title.   Across 8    Aged saint keeps working a long long time (5) 9    Weed

2348: It’s a trap

Clues are given according to alphabetical order of their answers. Each of thirty-two clues comprises a definition part and a hidden consecutive jumble of the answer including one extra letter. When arranged in conventional clue order, the extras spell a character’s name and seven-word quotation (in ODQ). In the remaining seven clues, cryptic indications omit

2347: Capital letters

Each of the eight unclued lights is a series of letters in alphabetical order which can be formed into eight theme words. Elsewhere, ignore two accents.   Across 1    Book from Goon, having siesta disturbed (12) 10    Second-in-command’s deviant practice (4) 12    Gave permission and reportedly went under, getting ignored (10) 14/40     French pal, tense,