One unclued light is the name of a drink which can be measured into three ingredients. Each ingredient has three definitions among the other unclued lights; unchecked letters of the nine lights in question are supplied by the puzzle’s title. Across 1 Changing tack, see, I perform on rink? (8, hyphened) 8 Total power in reservoir (4) 12 Contemptuous expression in silence covered by hand (5) 14 Commend arrangement of test run (7) 16 Corridor without a key?
The unclued lights, either individually or as a pair, are of a kind. Ignore one accent.
The unclued lights, in one case paired, are all suggested by a thematic phrase (two words), which is set out in an appropriate form in the grid and must be highlighted. Across 1 Brass and slate vessel (8) 6 Really humid round townships (6) 10 Ham cast chose plays — they cause discomfort (12) 12 Society cuts old displays (5) 13 Ape-like evangelical with outstanding pledges (7) 15 Beer and staple food one leaves in wood (6) 17 No gin in a sozzled artist (8) 20 Picture takers like river in Iceland (8) 22 Draw close, at first, in nocturnal habit (7) 24 See cuckoos and dogs (5) 26 Overcook, taking week to act like Ramsay?
Unclued lights (three of two words; ignore one apostrophe) may be grouped to form a related triad. Across 1 Old wife to claim freebie from party (8, two words) 5 Arrest of secret police (6) 11 King’s job reduced: that hurt part of the fleet (10) 16 From lack of energy Roman general loses a navy (5) 17 Cudgels seen abandoned on mountain (7) 20 Special toy for child with which to paint (8) 25 From poet, a conceit for 28 Feb?
The unclued lights, five of which are correctly numbered, are of a kind. Ignore one accent. Chambers does not include the solution at 29D.
The third letters of extra words in two dozen clues spell out a 35 (in ODQ 7&8), associated with the 19 31, which explains the remaining unclued lights (all different real words), one of which is the cause of the others and must be shaded.
One unclued light (ignore its umlaut) is the home of a team known by a name which is another unclued light. This name is also given to a group of 13 28; four related members (one hyphened) are the other unclued lights. Each of ten clues contains a misprinted letter in the definition part; corrections of misprints spell a two-word description of the team’s game, accounting for the absence of one of the best-known 13 28 from the grid.
The unclued lights (one of two words and another hyphened) can be arranged to form a word pyramid of 3 to 11 letters, adding one letter and making an anagram step by step. Across 11 Demands performances from the past?
Clockwise from 4 run three titles (6,2,3,6,7,9,3,4,3,4,5) linked with X who won a 21 of 8s. 29 is a fourth such title. Solvers must shade the three clued lights that combine to form an anagram of X (two words). 29th August is doubly significant.
Four unclued lights (two of which consist of two words each) belong in the same category; one unclued light defines them. Remaining unclued lights are the surnames of their creators. Each of twenty-seven clues comprises a definition part and a hidden consecutive jumble of the answer including one extra letter; the extras are the unchecked letters of all nine unclued lights. Elsewhere ignore an accent.
The unclued lights (two of two words), individually or as pairs, are of a kind. Elsewhere, ignore one accent. Across 9 Aromatic fragrance from front half of royal residence (4) 11 How embroiderers’ work fell apart — without any trouble (10) 12 The best spinners? (4) 16 Loved one short moment in the air, almost (5) 20 The first way to acknowledge on paper?
29 6 (4 words) is 1 24 (3 words). 24 11 10 (4 words), but 6 11 36 (4 words). Across 3 Secret compartments disguised in most of tables (12, two words) 12 Card game with same elements as brag (4) 14 Prohibit female and male from looking on the dark side (6) 15 Work in three successive notes for tropical protection (8, two words) 17 Bear began to strip identical parts off tree (5) 19 Issuing a term recalled by politician (9) 21 After start of solo, Carmen heartlessly re-created this? (5) 23 Exploiting our party in Government (5) 25 Do harvest from famous playing fields?
One unclued light (hyphened) is a 38 of a word hidden in the grid. Two unclued lights are definitions of the hidden word, which is also the surname of a former 11 of 25 (two words), whose first name is an unclued light. The hidden word and its 38 — both starting in an appropriate square, and together forming a 38 relevant to the puzzle — must be highlighted.
The unclued lights are of a kind, verifiable in Brewer. Elsewhere, ignore two accents.
Unclued lights (two hyphened) are words (all but one of which are in ODQ) from a poem whose title appears in the completed grid. Two clued lights combine to give the poet’s surname and must be shaded. Across 1 Brass hat beginning to eat brassica (4) 9 Gem from ring put on partner (4) 11 Break commandment, shattering true ideals (10) 13 Mademoiselle’s protest (4) 15 Clouds covering Dutch centres (6) 17 City guides in conversation (5) 18 Frost’s poems?
Unclued lights (one of three words) are of a kind, as suggested by the title. Across 7 Mostly stern examination (3) 11 African’s body to rest briefly (6) 13 One fitted into more extensive counter (7) 15 Entice to enter round dance (5) 16 Having only a small Kazakh coin, couldn’t visit restaurant?
The unclued lights (two of three words and two of two words) can be preceded by the same word and all are defined in Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable.
Unclued lights (one hyphened) are words from a poem whose subject appears in the completed grid. A clued light is an anagram of the poet’s name and must be shaded. Elsewhere, ignore an accent.
Two clues are without definitions; their answers form the name of a person with a leading part in four works whose titles read clockwise round the perimeter. The title of another work involving the person, concealed in one row, must be highlighted. Letters in corner squares and those adjacent to them could make A FAB FIERY FAD. Two titles consist of three words each, and two consist of two words each; ignore an apostrophe.
The unclued lights (one hyphened and another a novel which is listed in Chambers Crossword Dictionary) display a similar feature — a few of the clued solutions do so too, though to a lesser extent. Elsewhere, ignore an apostrophe. Across 1 Slim, young, lithe person – hot! Just tops!
