2623: Half-day closing?
29 29-36’s 14 13 31 25 1D 2 24, in which 1 Down and 24 are each non-words that concatenate two real terms. Unchecked, unclued letters spell out SEXY DUTCH X-MAG.
29 29-36’s 14 13 31 25 1D 2 24, in which 1 Down and 24 are each non-words that concatenate two real terms. Unchecked, unclued letters spell out SEXY DUTCH X-MAG.
The unclued lights (six of two words and one of three words), one pair or individually, are of a kind, verifiable in Brewer. Ignore one apostrophe. Across 1 Declare nothing will stop crime, causing disgust (8) 6 Attack, losing head in drinking bout (6) 11 Objects to intellects (5) 13 Young girl by supermarket, getting potato (7) 14 Humble faculty head embraces Doc (6) 16 Tail, small and trim (4) 17 Certainly not Greenland! (2-2,4) 21 African, say, on the wing, no good performing (3-5) 23 What about painting crosswise?
You can calculate 48 by 1 + 47 (ten words in total). However, 21 32 12 23 47 (nine words in total). The remaining unclued lights are the two authors who said so. Across 14 Not so sure judge needs latitude to be good (6) 17 Sacred halls rebuilt in poor area (7) 18 9 stocks such organs (4) 19 Woman wanting hospital to make changes (4) 20 Sign of aging, like an Irish circus, say?
Paired unclued lights are an author and his eponymous characters. Crossing letters in 7D suggest the name in the title; solvers must correct this, entering the character’s real name by changing the contents of four cells, always making real words. Across 1 A mob alas with disorder of gut (8) 11 I head into transport, and fit into attire (8,4) 14 Silly berk and his containers (7) 15 Table of bard essentially?
The unclued lights, (four of two words), when arranged correctly, yield a famous TV quotation. One word does double duty; ignore an apostrophe too. Across 4 Oblige to provide lodgings? (11) 11 Spanish food of peas cooked with everybody inside (7) 14 Gave a present that’s not about to be old-fashioned (5) 19 Complaint made by one head about pupils (7) 21 Smoke in the Tube (4) 23 Whirlwind Frank making Tony hop (7) 24 Duck having twitch of the ear (4) 25 Yes, indeed. Under 50% (3,4) 30 Performers in drag?
Eleven unclued entries may be connected from 38 to 17, their unchecked letters spelling out CHAIN’S PAIRS, WE AGREE? Across 1 Maximum animosity reported (4) 3 Vineyard by cross (4) 5 Losing starter, rubbish service is behind (6) 9 Again communicate on mobile in van (10) 16 Mostly free car port (6) 18 Shocking accompaniment to seizure? (5) 20 Dull as a lake?
The 12 thematic unclued lights form the second half of an alphabetical list, one solution finally and another first and last.
The thirteen thematic unclued lights form the first half of an alphabetical list. Ignore all accents. Across 10 Cut-throat chap’s birds (10) 13 Behavioural stimulus affected Earl 8 (8) 16 Girl in chains? (5) 17 Skilfully handled – after a stroke? (7) 18 White van going across Indian territory first (7) 20 Revised asking price a German rejected for US travelling bag (8) 25 Jack starts to play up rudely (3) 26 Gold mace is a good omen (7) 28 22-0 rout. So divine! (7) 29 Little boy at Orkney creek (3) 31 Ace pilot crashed – of lyrical bent (8) 34 Almost finally having Midwest displayed in these?
Unclued lights give the names (one of two words) of some members of a distinguished group. A further member is the answer to a clued light and should be highlighted. One name does double duty.
Unclued lights (one of three words and one of two words, singly or paired) form three groups. Group 1 is three words of a kind; group 2 is two names and a title; group 3 is a name and part of a title. The word that links them must be highlighted in the grid.
The unclued lights (one of two words), all verifiable in Brewer, precede a word which appears as an abbreviation four times in the lower right-hand quadrant of the completed grid. Solvers should highlight all four examples. Ignore two apostrophes.
The eight unclued lights are, or were, of a kind.
Unclued lights are all of a kind. The most recent addition to the group must be highlighted in the completed grid. Across 8 Black swan leads gull (4) 11 Jack holds irrational animal (5) 13 Politician hosts old leader – he has a shock (7) 14 Little US weakling (5) 17 Extremely agile, running for an age (4) 18 E.g. cotton, some normal variety (5) 19 Breaking of rules? It’s us!
One unclued light (2 words) labels the others (two of 3 words and one of 5 words, each spread across two entries). Across 10 If I could cut down showing contempt for Shakespeare … (4) 14 Dispute what stroke does? (3) 15 We should explain coda? (8) 17 They don’t fly about when filled with hydrogen (5) 18 Revolution where TV show’s researchers work?
Ten symmetrically placed un-clued lights can be entered given consistent support.
The unclued lights (three coming first and one coming last, two pairs and four of two words) are of a kind.
The unclued lights are of a kind and may be easy to see. A diacritical mark should be ignored in each of two clued solutions.
Eight unclued lights can be followed by the same word. Their unchecked letters can be arranged to spell out ‘QUALIFY A REVUE’.
The unclued lights (one hyphened and one pair) are of a kind. Across 4 Swollen state of tailless bird’s head (9) 10 Evil mix of love and malice (10) 14 Cox for Hereford, perhaps?