Crossword

The unclued lights, four of two words, two individually or six pairs bear a common feature. One of the words does double duty, and another appears in two forms. Ignore three accents in the completed grid.         Across    1    Criminal having cheese biscuit that’s not bad (4-7)    7    Found in cage in tribunal (3) 13    You and I will get lost first with it becoming brighter than 39! (4-3) 16    G and S operas at hotel that’s amongst the greens (5) 17    Scottish challenge at the poultry farm, unendingly (6) 18    Scowl at cow?

The unclued lights, which include one of four words, one of three words, two of two words, comprise a quotation in ODQ. Elsewhere, ignore one apostrophe.        Across    1  A wicket for Jasper’s cousin (5)    6  Small capitals backed capital of dross (7) 16  Safe to give criticism, but not about daughter (7) 17  Fairly angry tirade dismisses queen more than once (7) 18  Greek character held by three others (3) 21  Sad old monk has appendix removed (5) 24  Boat Race crew, say, go around this?

The twelve unclued lights comprise six symmetrically placed ‘split atoms’. Across 5    Fruit devastation, not the first linked to difficulties (8) 10    Disregard Italian bloke, shunning introduction (6) 11    Adherent of government line disheartened only celebs (8) 12    Tea offered by curt Cromwellian? (4) 14    White metal club 37 holds (6) 18    Cunning son, extremely lazy (3) 20    Earlier, chilled poodle played around sports field?

The unclued lights (one of three words) are of a kind and can be verified in Brewer, whose spelling is used.

A book title has three elements, each one suggested by three unclued lights. The author’s name is hidden in the grid and should be highlighted. Ignore three accents.

Unclued lights, including one of two words (all in Chambers) display nine items of a kind in the grid, appropriately positioned in relation to each other. All nine must be highlighted. Across  1    Bear dire deed to resolve neurosis (7)  7    Indian city cleric lacking force (7) 13    Running into water ebbing for ages (5) 14    Flaw of terrible mishearing (7) 15    Expert to restrain lawyer’s friend (8) 16    Record one bovid with adult parasites?

The unclued lights (one of two words) are of a recent kind.

Eight unclued entries are of a kind. Their unchecked letters can be rearranged to spell out ‘A DISBELIEVING GAUL COULD ACT’. Across 1    Protecting bats utterly absorbs adult (8) 5    Kind of frightening when blowing top (6) 14    Guy ignoring both sides of family (3) 16    Endorse leaders of alternative fuel company (6) 17    Radium finally corroded two bones (5) 20    Tell of knight advancing in rank and energy (7) 22    Channel Islands and Reims manufactured helmet trimmings (7) 24    Regard cycling as threat (7) 25    Blacklegs that you shouldn’t pick?

Twelve symmetrically placed, unclued lights (one hyphened) appear in a form suggested by a word that may be linked to their original forms (all normal words). Their unchecked and mutually cross-checking letters together spell out CRIPPLING LINKMEN DINING IN.

The unclued Across lights are of a kind, as are the related unclued Down lights. The yellow and red squares, when read in order row by row, confirm the theme.         Across    1    Feel rip-off by stewards providing obligatory features on board (4,10) 11    Section of grammar review of Aeneid (three chapters) (9) 17    Pulling evenly, stripped part of a bone (5) 20    Vintage model – it crashed (3-4) 21    Daub top layers of special paint on gatehouse (7) 24    Threaten to drive around small state (7) 25    Learn about description of organ (5) 26    Passions and fashions!

One artist’s ten-word comment on a critic runs round three sides of the perimeter; who spoke of whom fills the top line. Other unclued lights name two works by each: two of three words each, one pair, and one pair totalling four words. Across 10    Insignificant type dropped in a river? That’s enough! (8) 12    Tough not to sound disgusted (3) 13    Secret agent holds the floor (5) 14    Creature has cuckoo sickness (6) 15    Thin, I am ordered a vitamin (7) 17    Fallen angel’s joy cut short on Earth (5) 19    A little bit of thanks to the Moon (4) 20    Old simpleton’s new beginning (4) 23    Witness takes in launch of missile: duck!

One of the unclued entries is responsible for a quotation that makes up the others (two of three words, one of two words). Across 1    Precious metals Cook nearly left (1,6) 6    Netball players in mid-court for three quarters? (7) 12    Another one bites the dust, recipe being trapped wind (7) 14    Biting an animal’s brought about this? (5) 15    Married in mostly passionless times (5) 16    Caught this lassie forming a dance party? (6) 17    Top cops needing person to stop suspect (6) 19    Identifiers for Ben and James (minor characters) (9) 21    New ____ could be synthesised by men or women?

The unclued lights (three pairs and two individually and two of which are of two words) are now of a kind.         Across    1    Spice rack item revealed by horse and page (3,4) 11    Plenty of space, we’re told, for nursing with a head cold (6) 12    Deserts featuring brown palms (7) 14    Nasty creature in the presidential car! (5) 15    Cold – it’s good wearing a hat!

Eight unclued lights are of a kind. Their unchecked and mutually checked letters can be rearranged to spell ‘LIKE IMPIOUS MYTHIC LOCH NESS MONSTER’. Ignore an acute accent and two hyphens.

This is Pabulum’s last regular puzzle, though he will continue to appear from time to time. Two pairs of unclued lights give examples of the theme word. Remaining unclued lights each contain a thematic element: a relevant name (6) will appear in the completed grid and must be shaded.

The unclued lights (two of two words) comprise two celebrity pairs which are represented by a singleton, two pairs (one ‘In memoriam’) and a trio of lights .

Unclued lights make up a group, its members and location (two pairs, one doubly hyphened). Ignore one accent Across 1    Red Route heartless?

The unclued lights can be joined to form six pairs.         Across    6    No intro to US showbiz approach? (7) 11    Left earlier than usual in mere sport (4) 12    Whiteness of marital bed, only partly (6) 14    Again announce gusto outside bar (9) 17    Translated phrase, Latin, gets round (7) 18    Something stuck in organ?

The unclued lights may be arranged to form a chain of words from three to eleven letters in length, each one being an anagram of its predecessor and one additional letter. One of these lights is hyphened. Elsewhere ignore an acute accent.

The unclued lights (including one of three words, one of two words, two hyphened and one pair) have nothing in common.