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to 2283: be damned
The unclued lights are PUBLISHING FIRMS. Our apologies for the omission of clue 42 Across. It went missing during the…
to 2282: Timely
The perimetric quotation (referring to October), AMBIGUOUS MONTH, THE MONTH OF TENSION, THE UNENDURABLE MONTH’, is followed by DL, the initials…
2285: Characterful
Unclued lights are three groups of three words of a kind, each group relating differently to a theme word. This…
to 2281: Fail
Extra letters in clues form the phrase BITE THE DUST. Thematically created entries at 10, 11, 19, 29 and 34…
2284: Shocking!
Unclued lights consist of a quotation (in ODQ), its speaker and source, and a synonym (one hyphened) of each of…
2283: Be damned
The unclued lights (one of two words, one of three and-another of four components) are of a kind. Chambers gives…
to 2280: Acorns
The unclued lights are famous British OAK trees. First prize Gerry Fairweather, Layer Marney, Essex Runners-up Mrs L. Ashley, Shoreham-by-Sea,…
to 2279: Where it’s at II
The name was The Spectator. THESP (SARAH BERNHARDT: 37/19), EC (EAST CENTRAL: 36/20), TAT (HEMPEN MATTING: 5/15) and OR (LOGIC…
2282: Timely
Clockwise round the grid from 21 runs a timely quotation (9,5,3,5,2,7,3,11,5) (in ODQ) followed by the initials of its author,…
to 2278: Will Alterations
Concealed Shakespearean characters were Rivers, Celia, Celia (again), Hamlet, Costard, Polonius, Snug, Hero, Gallus, Martius, Pistol, Collatine (The Rape of…
2281: Fail
Each of eleven clues comprises a definition part and a hidden consecutive jumble of the answer including one extra letter;…
2280: Acorns
The unclued lights are of a kind, verifiable in Brewer. Ignore one apostrophe. Across 1 Top for one dining…
2277: Royalty
The theme word is KING and the pairs are 4/41, 14/1A, 19/27, 34/16 and 38/24. First prize C.V. Clark, London…
2279: Where it’s at II
Four pairs of unclued lights suggest the constituent parts of a name (two words). Elsewhere, ignore three accents. Across 1 …
to 2276: Iron Man
Clues with misprints were 16, 22, 24 and 34 Across and 2, 3, 6, 26, 31 and 36 Down. Corrections…
to 2275: Frame of reference
Corrections of misprints in clues give CHAMBERS DICTIONARY, defining the items in the perimeter. First prize David Heath, Euston, Newark…
2278: Will alterations
Across clues contain a definition and a jumble of the answer. In each row of the grid, a Shakespearean character…
to 2274: round and round
The unclued lights are stations of the London Underground CIRCLE Line. BAYSWATER is the paired theme-word. Solvers had to highlight…
2277: Royalty
Having solved the puzzle, solvers are required to highlight a 2×2 square which contains the four letters of the otherwise…
2276: Iron Man
Definitions in ten clues contain a misprint; corrections spell out a theme word. Unclued lights are four pairs of words…
to 2273: Numbers
Round the perimeter run the titles of three songs from the musical Guys and Dolls, epitomised by SKY (28) Masterson…
2275: Frame of reference
Seven words read clockwise round the perimeter, in alphabetical order. Each of eighteen clues contains a misprinted letter in the…
to 2272: Holiday time
21 and 41 are definitions of SUMMER; RECESS defines each of the other unclued lights. First prize Rhiannon Hales, Ilfracombe,…
2274: Round and round
The perimeter squares yield six theme-words in order, though any one of them can come first. The remaining unclued lights…
to 2271: I’m not here or there
All but one of the unclued lights can be preceded by DOCTOR (or in one case DOC). The title also…
