crossword
2346: The name of the game
The unclued entries (two hyphened) are all synonyms. Each of five clues contains a word that must be removed to…
to 2343: Rats!
The perimeter quote is by Nietzsche (taking the 1 in the top left corner as the first word). Other unclued lights…
Counterclaim
The first line of a 4 (two words) consists of 7A and the puzzle’s 3 41; the second line is…
to 2342: Decorative
The key terms are ART NOUVEAU (12) and JUGENDSTIL (19). One indicates 24 and 28D, and the other can be…
2344: I’m away
A word suggested by the title can either precede or follow each of the unclued lights to form phrases listed…
to 2341: Durum, durum
The unclued lights are varieties of PASTA. First prize J Cookson, Cheltenham, GloucestershireRunners-up Margaret Shiels, Edinburgh; D King, Leeds Got…
2343: Rats!
Round the perimeter clockwise is a 14-word quotation in ODQ, with its first word represented by a number in the…
to 2340: Booboos
Amongst the many ‘aphorisms’ of Yogi Berra, the New York Yankees baseball manager, were ‘The future ain’t what it used…
2342: Decorative
Two unclued lights are terms for the same style. One, consisting of two words, forms a cryptic indication of each…
solution
A beastly business The quote is 1A/92/18D from the poem ‘A Visit from St Nicholas’. The theme was the names…
2341: Durum, Durum
The unclued lights (one of two words) are of a kind. Across 1 Confines at convenience stores (5)…
to 2339: Interesting
Deployment of a GRABBING CRANE (1D) is required to complete entries at 11, 13, 21 and 23. 1A, 19 and…
2340: Booboos
3 1A (eight words in total, one apostrophe) and 41 23 32 36 (seven words, including two accents) give two…
to 2338: Fone
The unclued lights are former and current F1 teams. First prize Ronald Morton, Basingstoke, HantsRunners-up Revd J. Thackray, Ipswich, Suffolk;…
to 2337: millefeuille
Links with NAPOLEON were his battles WAGRAM (10) MARENGO (14) JENA (36); card games BACCARAT (1A) PATIENCE (26) BRAG (30A);…
A beastly business
Three unclued lights form a nine-word quotation from a thematic work. Remaining unclued lights, including one hyphened, are five trios…
2339: Interesting
Cryptic indications in four clues are incomplete; in each case, the part not indicated is supplied by a 1D (two…
to 2336: IRRELEVANT
The action that results in 6, 10, 29D and 30 is HAIR-RAISING (7, defined by 5). RAISING A HARE (39)…
2338: Fone
The unclued lights (one of two words) are of a kind. Elsewhere, ignore three accents. Across 1 Unethical…
to 2335: CHIPPY
The unclued lights are COMPUTING terms. First prize D.A. Henderson, Almonte, Ontario, CanadaRunners-up Robin Muir, Compton, West Sussex; Ian Shiels,…
2337: Millefeuille
Unclued lights are connected to a theme word (which does not appear), three in each of three different senses. Two…
to 2334: sweet variations
Four types of CAKE (37) were given UPSIDE-DOWN (5): 10D, 20D, 31D and 33D. Four other types of cake were…
2336: Irrelevant
Each of four unclued lights is the result of an action that may be described as 7 (hyphened), a definition…
to 2333: Unchangeable
Answers to clues in italics are SET IN STONE (38). Resulting entries at 1, 2, 14, 25 and 43 (in…
2235: Chippy
The unclued lights (one of two words — ignore its accent) are of a kind. Across 1 I’m the…
