The thirteen thematic unclued lights form the first half of an alphabetical list. Ignore all accents. Across 10 Cut-throat chap’s birds (10) 13 Behavioural stimulus affected Earl 8 (8) 16 Girl in chains? (5) 17 Skilfully handled – after a stroke? (7) 18 White van going across Indian territory first (7) 20 Revised asking price
Unclued lights give the names (one of two words) of some members of a distinguished group. A further member is the answer to a clued light and should be highlighted. One name does double duty. Across 1 Enclose wife in vaulted chamber (8) 5 Mean times approaching (6) 14 Hard ball of wood found in
Unclued lights (one of three words and one of two words, singly or paired) form three groups. Group 1 is three words of a kind; group 2 is two names and a title; group 3 is a name and part of a title. The word that links them must be highlighted in the grid. Across 8
The unclued lights (one of two words), all verifiable in Brewer, precede a word which appears as an abbreviation four times in the lower right-hand quadrant of the completed grid. Solvers should highlight all four examples. Ignore two apostrophes. Across 1 All omelettes cooked with pesto and chives, first (8,3) 7 Furtwängler finally reveals this
The eight unclued lights are, or were, of a kind. Across 1 Daily column about introduction of alternative fuel (8) 5 Cold, and damned unpleasant (6) 9 Tumbledown hut in barbarous realm (10) 16 Drink is finally within reach (6) 17 Joins female on Med, perhaps (5) 18 Unclothed Yanks fled joint
Unclued lights are all of a kind. The most recent addition to the group must be highlighted in the completed grid. Across 8 Black swan leads gull (4) 11 Jack holds irrational animal (5) 13 Politician hosts old leader – he has a shock (7) 14 Little US weakling (5) 17 Extremely agile, running for
This is Doc’s 700th crossword in the weekly series. The unrelated unclued lights (including one pair and two proper nouns) display this number. Across 4 Old nonsense played on the violin by earl by river (6-2-3) 11 White spirit which Travis Head initially put on part of dartboard (7) 12 A French girl returns
One unclued light (2 words) labels the others (two of 3 words and one of 5 words, each spread across two entries). Across 10 If I could cut down showing contempt for Shakespeare … (4) 14 Dispute what stroke does? (3) 15 We should explain coda? (8) 17 They don’t fly about when filled
Ten symmetrically placed un-clued lights can be entered given consistent support. Across 1 Left old murder victim in slip (5) 10 An historic fancy Greek vestment (10) 11 Snowdrift BBC DG once reported (6) 14 Runs into show behind dimwit (5) 15 Good spicy food omitting cold fish offal (5) 16 On a pump, perhaps
The unclued lights (three coming first and one coming last, two pairs and four of two words) are of a kind. Across 12 One record after another oddly omitted rulers’ postscripts (9) 13 Compact disc’s first seen spinning (5) 15 Omits plan about philosophical belief (9) 16 Impassioned male getting date wrong (6) 20 Resin
The unclued lights are of a kind and may be easy to see. A diacritical mark should be ignored in each of two clued solutions. Across 1 Ungenerous-sounding notice gets woman in frenzy (6) 7 Birthday back in one Scottish home (5) 13 A sign to remove singer (5) 17 Parent welcoming one of her
Eight unclued lights can be followed by the same word. Their unchecked letters can be arranged to spell out ‘QUALIFY A REVUE’. Across 1 President cut short time in bathroom facility (5) 4 Order pie and mash with south-eastern accent (9) 10 Tired rut at sports ground (10) 11 Manual exercises for old girl (6)
The unclued lights (one hyphened and one pair) are of a kind. Across 4 Swollen state of tailless bird’s head (9) 10 Evil mix of love and malice (10) 14 Cox for Hereford, perhaps? (5) 16 Henry and John’s outcry (6) 22 Cow strays from foaming watercourse, maybe marked with X (8) 23
Puzzle 26 is 6A 18 40 1A 27 40 6A 41 6A 37 40 24 10 40 6A. Across 11 Three-sided rig with natural fitting (10) 13 Ribald cop breaking PC’s temporary storage? (9) 15 At heart, the Lion joined by a Lamb (4) 16 Round wooden peg in face having twofold symmetry (7)
Three unclued lights are a musician (two words) and a quotation of his (four words), which suggests the other six unclued lights, all anagrams of words of a kind (one of two words). Across 8 Delaying intro, ace ruler (4) 11 Posh earl pokes you abroad in part of eye (6) 12 Bill eating corn
The unclued lights are of a kind. Two solutions are initials. Across 1 Officers’ training school – place to write music – cello arrangement with two notes (5,7)10 Fertile Spanish plain, say, in Virginia (4)12 Moorland bird that pesters the female? (3-7)14 Rules regularly presented author’s initials (3)15 Clear control of former NZ live news
The unclued entries share a definition. Elsewhere, ignore an accent. Across 1 Chap primarily revered among classic characters (5)12 Barrow dropping us with United in gallery to cause a commotion (10)13 Put a stop to women leaving a vessel I cast off (9)14 Fine for Cantona? (4)15 Deli stir fluid to make liquid again (8)17 Said
Six unclued entries (4, 1, 2, 2, 2 and 3 words) give a proverb (verifiable in ODQ), and the remaining unclued entries (one of two words) give examples of a noun therein. Across 1 Spelt ‘sorry’ with an E in (5)4 Triangular prism arranged by bouncers I rejected (5,4)11 I party, and not outside –
The unclued lights (one of two words) may be paired, one past and one present. Across 1 USA dealt out compliments (8) 11 It’s still a healthy drink in spring! (7,5) 14 Go on to take legal action (7) 18 Parallel grooves are first adjusted (6) 23 Irritable, like our cats and dogs?
Five unclued lights are connected with one partner, four with the other. Another links both. Across 1 Nervous about yarn being threadbare (6)11 She intervenes, announcing press deceptions (9)12 Currency heretic returns (5)14 Saviour’s foul-up: I take fright, losing head (9)16 Switch middle of tracks for competitions (6)21 ‘Estimates’ (6)22 Joins college team with backing
