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2456: So American

9 May 2020 9:00 am

Unclued lights (five of two words) are of a kind, singly, three pairs and a trio. Across 11 Ban on…

2453: All right?

18 April 2020 9:00 am

Unclued lights, five of two words and two pairs, have something in common. Elsewhere, ignore one accent. Across 1 Keep…

2441: To and fro

24 January 2020 10:00 pm

28 2, born in 36, is best known for 10 41 (four words). He also produced a 19, 11 (two…

2435: A little puzzle

23 November 2019 9:00 am

Unclued lights, two of two words, are of a kind, verifiable in Brewer. Elsewhere, ignore two accents.   Across 12   …

2432: Getting dry

2 November 2019 9:00 am

Unclued lights (one of two words) give an event, its organiser, some participants, its winners, and the prizes.   Across…

2408: End of the line

18 May 2019 9:00 am

Unclued lights name a man born on 18 May; his position; his son; and (singly or correctly paired, two of…

2396: Reader…,

23 February 2019 9:00 am

Unclued lights are a set of literary 40s. Their creator is hidden in the grid and should be shaded. Elsewhere,…

solution

19 January 2019 9:00 am

CHRISTMAS SPIRIT   Unclued lights were names of GHOST STORIES by M.R. (MONTAGUE RHODES) JAMES: CASTING (1A) THE (29) RUNES…

Christmas spirit

15 December 2018 9:00 am

Unclued lights (six of two words, one of three), correctly linked, make ten members of a seasonal set, one light…

2384: Bang!

10 November 2018 9:00 am

Unclued lights, singly or correctly paired, are of a kind, as given in Chambers. Ignore one apostrophe.   Across 5   …

2375: 2

8 September 2018 9:00 am

2 describes a pair of unclued lights (three words altogether), which in turn include the others.   Across 12    Single…

2357: Half a Drum

5 May 2018 9:00 am

Unclued lights make five pairs with something in common.   Across 1    Fragrant nuts announced (5) 4    Neat workers secure…

2351: Triplets

24 March 2018 9:00 am

Unclued lights form three sets of three, each set related in a different way to a theme-word which is hidden…

2337: Millefeuille

25 November 2017 9:00 am

Unclued lights are connected to a theme word (which does not appear), three in each of three different senses. Two…

2325: Hard task

2 September 2017 9:00 am

Clockwise round the grid run six of a kind (one of three words and one three-word pair). Other unclued lights…

2313: Goldfish by Fieldfare

10 June 2017 9:00 am

In ten clues the wordplay leads to the answer plus one extra letter. These letters in clue order give a…

2310: Constitutional Amendment

10 June 2017 9:00 am

Procne (37D), Tereus (23D), Scylla (19D) and Arachne (30D) were all given as anagrams, as was Ovid (42D). Daphne (1D)…

to 2295: Juicy

25 February 2017 9:00 am

The shared name was PERRY (18), shared by GRAYSON (28) Perry and Perry MASON (2). GP, whose alter ego is…

2298: NOᴎ

25 February 2017 9:00 am

The unclued lights (one of two words), correctly paired, are of a kind and are defective in the same way.…

2288: Housey-housey

26 November 2016 9:00 am

The unclued lights (ignore two apostrophes and an umlaut) are of a kind, as verified in Brewer.   Across 1   …

to 2285: Characterful

26 November 2016 9:00 am

The theme word was China, the Mandarin Chinese word for which is Zhongguo (the pinyin transliteration of 中国). Unclued lights…

to 2281: Fail

29 October 2016 9:00 am

Extra letters in clues form the phrase BITE THE DUST. Thematically created entries at 10, 11, 19, 29 and 34…

2284: Shocking!

29 October 2016 9:00 am

Unclued lights consist of a quotation (in ODQ), its speaker and source, and a synonym (one hyphened) of each of…

2266: 587

25 June 2016 4:00 am

Around the perimeter starting at one corner run two lines of a verse (ten words). Two unclued lights give the…

To 2263: Hurry

25 June 2016 4:00 am

Corrections of misprints in clues give STEP ON THE GAS, indicating the unclued lights in each of four columns in…