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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
The unclued entries (two hyphened) are all synonyms. Each of five clues contains a word that must be removed to enable the clue to be solved. These words can all be augmented by a letter (the five letters appear in sequence in the completed grid, and must be highlighted) to form five more words, which,
The first line of a 4 (two words) consists of 7A and the puzzle’s 3 41; the second line is 7D 12 33 37 (six words in total). Cryptic indications in seven clues are incomplete; in each case, the answer is formed when the indicated part has 12 33. Across 1 Fret about
A word suggested by the title can either precede or follow each of the unclued lights to form phrases listed in Brewer. Across 10 5’s musical art on car plate (12) 11 Chosen the front bits of 40 (5) 13 Artwork showing most of red face cover turned over (7) 14 Crushes forms and
Round the perimeter clockwise is a 14-word quotation in ODQ, with its first word represented by a number in the grid. Other unclued lights are words of a kind (including four proper nouns and one of two words) which need treating before entry, as suggested by the final three words of the quotation. One of
A beastly business The quote is 1A/92/18D from the poem ‘A Visit from St Nicholas’. The theme was the names of the eight reindeer in the poem. Three were highlighted whilst the others each suggested three unclued lights: Dasher (26, 63 and 83 — sprinters); Comet (12, 48 and 64 — astronomers’ names given to
Two unclued lights are terms for the same style. One, consisting of two words, forms a cryptic indication of each of two unclued lights. The other is a word that can be divided into three words; each of these defines each of two of the other unclued lights. Across 1 Part of thesis
The unclued lights (one of two words) are of a kind. Across 1 Confines at convenience stores (5) 4 Prison visitor, not in Rolls Royce, sadly places eggs for fertilization (9) 11 Over half the train to Dover isn’t broad-gauge (6) 14 Range of school note (5) 15 I left seafood dish for
