Crossword

2462: Over and Out?

20 June 2020 9:00 am

The seventeen entries with definition-only clues are to be treated according to a symmetrically disposed theme which has to be…

2461: Hot off?

13 June 2020 9:00 am

The unclued lights (individually or four pairs) lead to a word or phrase which includes a thematic component. Across 1…

2460: Sleaze

6 June 2020 9:00 am

The same word appears as seven headwords in Chambers. Unclued lights (including two pairs and one of three words, one…

2459: 22 Down

30 May 2020 9:00 am

Six unclued entries (three of three words, and one of two words) can be combined to make a quotation (in…

2458: Bardicarum

23 May 2020 9:00 am

The unclued Across lights are of a kind, as are the associated Down ones. Across 1 Friendship revealed by American…

2457: Beginning

16 May 2020 9:00 am

Unclued lights (including one of two words) suggest a section of a sequence whose final member will appear in the…

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…

2455: Shadow boxing

2 May 2020 9:00 am

The unclued lights (two of two words and one hyphened), individually or as three pairs are of a kind. The…

2454: 17 Across

25 April 2020 9:00 am

Thirteen unclued lights are of a kind (all singular, not plural) and confirmed in Chambers. 17 across gives the puzzle’s…

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…

2452: Comme on dit

11 April 2020 9:00 am

The unclued lights (five of two words and one of three) should be paired to reveal four expressions verifiable in…

2451: Cretinous

4 April 2020 9:00 am

Unclued lights are anagrams of ten of a kind. Elsewhere, ignore an accent. Across 9 A model cure fixed skin…

2450: Titled Men

28 March 2020 9:00 am

The unclued lights consist of one author, two titles and four characters; ignore one accent. The titles (three words and…

2449: Stateless

21 March 2020 9:00 am

Eight thematic words (one of two words), which solvers have to discover and whose two-letter abbreviations form the anagram I’M…

2448: Issues

14 March 2020 9:00 am

Four pairs of unclued lights (17/5, 22/27, 29/31 and 8/26) form anagrams of the titles (one hyphened, three of three…

2447: No small matter

7 March 2020 9:00 am

One clued light can be associated with ten unclued ones. Ignore accents. One solution is an IVR. Across 4 Thrills…

2446: Spring time

29 February 2020 9:00 am

Each clue defines the full solution to which the letter-count refers. However, the cryptic wordplay leads to the grid entry,…

2445: In other words II

21 February 2020 10:00 pm

41, 1A, 10 (seven words in total) is a description of a phenomenon. Remaining unclued lights, including one of two…

2444: Ones in the country

15 February 2020 9:00 am

The unclued entries (three of two words, and two hyphened) share an origin   Across 1    Put an end to…

2443: Middle of the road

7 February 2020 10:00 pm

The unclued lights are of a kind. Chambers does not include 17D.   Across 4    New cabinet door which bears…

2442: Don’t nod

1 February 2020 9:00 am

Eight unclued lights are of a kind with the 3 of the 30. Elsewhere, ignore two accents.   Across 1   …

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…

2440: Dizzy tiny blonde

18 January 2020 9:00 am

The unclued lights (as four pairs and a singleton which includes an abbreviation and apostrophe) are of a kind. 36…

2439: More nuts

11 January 2020 9:00 am

‘10/17’ give the first three words of a statement (in ODQ) made by a famous 48/21. His works include 1A/23D…

2438: Shining bright

14 December 2019 9:00 am

One clued solution (which solvers must highlight) can be linked with eleven unclued solutions, (one in the plural). Brewer confirms…