2289: I don’t believe it!
The unclued lights, as a singleton and four pairs with one unclued light doing double duty, are of a kind,…
to 2286: B
The unclued lights are provinces or areas of BELGIUM. First prize C.R. Haigh, Hassocks, West SussexRunners-up Frank McDonald, Carron, Falkirk;…
2286: B
The unclued lights are of a kind. Ignore one grave accent. Across 1 Hails a picador, awfully exciting…
to 2283: be damned
The unclued lights are PUBLISHING FIRMS. Our apologies for the omission of clue 42 Across. It went missing during the…
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, EssexRunners-up Mrs L. Ashley, Shoreham-by-Sea, West…
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…
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…
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…
To 2268: In state
The unclued lights are US STATE CAPITALS. First prize Stewart Jones, Winchester, HantsRunners-up John M. Brown, Rolleston-on-Dove, Staffs; Gareth Davies,…
2268: In state
The unclued lights (two of two words) are of a kind, verifiable in Brewer among other reference books. Elsewhere, ignore…
To 2265: POURING
The unclued lights Across are CATS and the unclued lights Down are DOGS. First prize John Kitchen, Breachwood Green, HertsRunners-up…
2265: Pouring
The unclued Across lights (two of two words) are of a kind, as are the unclued Down ones, all verifiable…
To 2262: Numbers game
The unclued Across lights are ANAGRAMS of French numbers (22: trente, 24: soixante, 26: sept, 29: onze, 43: trois) and…
2262: Numbers game
The unclued Across lights are of one linguistic kind and the unclued Down lights are of another, all of which…
To 2259: Eco
The unclued lights can be preceded by GREEN which had to be shaded in green, as indicated in the solution…
2259: Eco
The unclued lights (one of two words) can be preceded by the same word which is hidden in the completed…
To 2256: 11 x 11
The unclued lights reveal ELEVEN (five English and six Scottish) league football teams (3/38, 4/1D, 10, 14, 18, 18/28, 19,…
2256: 11 x 11
The unclued lights (three of two words), individually or paired, are of a kind, with 1 Down as a plural.…
To 2253: Your starter for ten
FIRST, the ‘starter’ solution at 10 Down, can be linked with the other unclued lights, with it also appearing twice…
2253: Your starter for ten
One ‘unclued’ light, as the title suggests, can be paired (on one occasion twice) with each of the other unclued…
To 2250: Knavish
The unclued lights can be preceded by JACK. First prize Margaret Lusk, Preston, LancsRunners-up P.D.H. Riddell, London SE23; Derek Willan,…
