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,…
2250: Knavish
The unclued lights (one of two words, and one of three) when preceded by the same word (which has to…
Crossword solution 2247: Commoners II
The unclued lights are some of the Wombles of Wimbledon COMMON, paired at 25/21, 31/16 and 35/10. First prize Belinda…
2247: Commoners II
The unclued lights (one of two words), individually or as three pairs, are of a kind. Across 9 …
To 2244: Faithful
The unclued lights are DOGS from the classics, legend or of noted people. First prize David Maddison, London E1 Runners-up…
2244: Faithful
The unclued lights, one of two words, are of a kind, verifiable in Brewer. Across 1 After…
To 2241: Customary
The unclued lights (1A, 1D, 6A/33, 13, 18, 32 and 38/24) are seven of the ‘Twelve Curious CUSTOMS Worth Reviving’,…
2241: Customary
The unclued lights, (two of two words), individually or as two pairs, are of a kind, verifiable in Brewer 19th…
To 2239: ITOIX
The unclued lights include the words ONE to NINE which had to be entered as figures 1 to 9 in…
2239: ITOIX
The unclued lights (all of two or three words, some hyphened and all confirmed in Chambers) can be arranged into…
To 2236: Alphabetical jigsaw
First prize Mrs M. Purdie, Ceres, Cupar, Fife Runners-up Nick Hussey, Overton, Hampshire; K. Parekh, Wayne, Illinois Got something to…
2236: Alphabetical jigsaw
This week’s puzzle breaks away from the traditional thematic puzzle. Instead, here is an alphabetical jigsaw for solvers to tackle.…
To 2233: Clutching at straws!
The unclued lights are CHEESES. First prize M. Taylor, Eskbank, Midlothian Runners-up D.G. Page, Orpington, Kent; Katherine Griffin, Winchester, Hants…
To 2230: Lot 46
The unclued lights are FRENCH DÉPARTEMENTS, with five of them placed in the grid at their correct administrative number: 2,…
2233: Clutching at straws!
The unclued lights, either individually or as a pair, are of a kind. Ignore one accent. Across 4 Read…
2230: Lot 46
The unclued lights, five of which are correctly numbered, are of a kind. Ignore one accent. Chambers does not include…
To 2227: Word building
The word pyramid runs from CAN at 7A, then 35, 36, 30, 5, 2, 21D, 19 to CONSIDERATE at 1A.…
2227: Word building
The unclued lights (one of two words and another hyphened) can be arranged to form a word pyramid of 3…
To 2224: All here
The unclued lights (paired at 14/38. 23/17 and 34/2) are SPECTATOR journalists or contributors. First prize Dr David Jerwood, Keighley,…
2224: All here
The unclued lights (two of two words), individually or as pairs, are of a kind. Elsewhere, ignore one accent. …
To 2221: Shielded
The unclued lights are heraldic terms. First prize Simon Horobin, Kidlington, Oxon Runners-up Mick O’Halloran, Dunsborough, Australia; John Roberts, Cheltenham,…
2221: Shielded
The unclued lights are of a kind, verifiable in Brewer. Elsewhere, ignore two accents. Across 1 Transfers…
To 2218: Fab!
The unclued lights are all preceded by GREAT to form the phrases that can be confirmed in Brewer. (The clue…