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Crossword

2549: Obscurity

2 April 2022

9:00 AM

2 April 2022

9:00 AM

Doc writes: This is Columba’s last puzzle for The Spectator which we are pleased to publish now, three years after he retired from the series.

One unclued light is the surname of the author of a novel whose title (two words) is hidden in the grid. Each word of this title has two synonyms among the unclued lights.

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