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There is a total of 12 unclued lights in this puzzle, six appearing singly as normal, with the other six appearing as a duo in three longer solutions, and five of them are associated with 20. All are verified in Chambers. Across 1 Academic field considering conflicts making dispute cease (5,7) 10    Scottish stranger involved

The unclued lights can be arranged to form an unbroken chain with the last three letters of one word becoming the first three of the next one. Across 1    Play mind games with some gypsy children (5)4    Skimpy petticoat found at fielding position (5,4)9    Series of clues including note on opponents, browbeaten (10)11    Sporting Cup

The unclued lights (one of three words), individually or as three pairs and a trio) are of a kind, one doing double duty, and all but one are from the same source. Ignore any possible definite article and one apostrophe. Across 1 African fox regularly takes fish to intrude on territory (8) 6 Stir former

The unclued lights (two of two words and two hyphened) are of a kind and all are listed somewhere in Chambers 13th edition. Across 11    A learner with rheum oozing from the shoulder (7) 13    Clear thinking here rebuilding terminal by Dover with deliveries cancelled (5,4) 14    Switch sides of black sword (5) 16    Many

Seven unclued lights (two of two words) precede and four follow a word defined by the title and all are verifiable in Brewer. Across 1    Last of rowers having to cut down blade (5)4    Church feature spoilt RC chateau (5,4)11    Lectern’s Roman standard (5)12  More macho Walford family (7)14    Schumann variations on four notes –

The unclued Across and Down solutions are of two kinds, entered accordingly: five are of two or three words. Across 3 Old flower and bitter vetch by village plot in NW London (7,5) 11    Row following right bluster (4) 13    One silk tie crumpled, no matter how unpleasant (4,2,2) 16    Storey having display-stand with note

The unclued lights consist of seven themed categories A to G (with G being interpreted very loosely) which are highlighted in yellow in the grid. Each themed category leads to six unclued theme words A to F, one of two words and another hyphened. Across 11    Bishop always upset item in bar (5) 13    Drink

The unclued lights, (when taken as an individual, three pairs and one trio), are of a kind, verifiable in Chambers (13th edition). Across 10    Father Gold froze thematically (4) 12    Awkward bra stealer can be nicked (10) 14    An indefinitely large number of alcaics – not odd! (3) 15    OK turning west, pulled along and

The unclued lights, one of two words, entered individually or as two pairs, are of a kind. Across 4 Media broadcast about 12 that’s cheap and practically useless (1,4,1,5) 11    Letters being sent to distant branch (7) 12    Medium range paintings (6) 13    Passing nurse in van (9) 14    Join princess having kiss (5) 21   

The unclued lights can be arranged to grow from 3 to 11 letters in length, each being an anagram of its predecessor and an extra letter. Across 7    Equipment for Bell, Athey and Trescothick initially (3) 13    Male folk star’s alarming words (7) 15    Pipe valley running through Britain (5) 16    Reportedly remained stolid (5)

21 solutions in the grid are represented as follows: A B C d H I K L m N O p r s t U v W X y z. They have to be fitted into the grid jigsaw-fashion. Across 12    German novelist from the Wiesbaden area (5) 14    Single within the boundaries of Headingley,

The unclued lights (one hyphened and one of two words) each bear a common feature. Across 7 Rodent, second seen in store (6) 12    Old Scottish borrowers who show respect about sons (9) 13    Rookie driver owns leading assets capital (5) 16    Bedcovers obtained from Chester’s shopping arcades lacking a touch of elegance (6) 20   

The unclued lights (including six of two words and one of three words), individually, as pairs or as trios, are of a kind. Across 10    Tot ate more stewed fruit (4,6) 12    Beginning of term of some ninety months (6) 13    Gang carrying girl back to a prairie province (8) 16    Change place once on

When paired the unclued lights, one hyphened and one French geographical name, and another which is a combination of 18 & 33, are somehow related. Across 1    Freight making vehicle move (5) 6    The architect’s malign intentions? (7) 13    Legal term about wills in US and Spain – late revision (4-5) 15    House-builders’ workplace isn’t

The unclued lights are of a kind. One of them consists of two separate theme-words juxta-posed: one is of two words and two have to be paired. The letters in the red squares spell another theme-word and the letters in the yellowsquares can be arranged to form yet another (two-word) theme word. Across 1 Realise

The unclued lights, all but one being two or more words and some could include a hyphen, are of a kind. Across 6 Powers which followed BL in Texas (6) 12    Loathed nerd having left one-armed bandit damaged (10) 13    Blackwood, bridge player, rather gaunt (5) 15    Graham is on manoeuvres with NZ crime writer

The unclued lights share a common feature, while two trios from among the clued Down solutions do so to a lesser extent. Ignore an acute accent. Across 1 Give confidence when not at sea, reportedly (6) 7 Tolerated, having cut through undergrowth and fouled (6) 13    River horse, so to speak (5) 16    County not

The unclued lights are of a kind on line. Across 4 PC and Noddy seen in trouble. This is so sad (11) 13    Hospital employees tell stories (9) 14    Grand test for Himalayan goat (5) 19    Curious way to row (7) 23    Keys to Welsh steam engine that is small (7) 24    Unfinished detailed examination

Nine unclued lights (with one doing double duty) can be arranged into a possible quiz show announcement with the word lengths: 2,4,3,7,6,3,7,7,2,4,2,4,4,2,4,5. The three remaining unclued lights are possible answers. Elsewhere, ignore one accent. Across 4 Democracies do wrong without desserts (3,6) 9 English artist having month involved with 38 (6,4) 11    Evaluate report for

The unclued lights, including a pair and six of two words, form an association which a normal entry clearly suggests. Across 11    Icons reconstructed with excellent backing and capital (7) 12    Scottish author wants hedge trimmed at one end (6) 13    Scottish bird sports new supporting items on the way in (9) 14    Falls off