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2093: Leading lights

The unclued lights (all verified in Brewer 18th and 19th editions) are of a kind. Elsewhere, ignore three accents.   Across 1 Overcome old film broadcast (8) 6 Tawdry item – small company holds a pile (6) 12 Ivy, out east, is after fish which have four faces (10) 13 Farewells losing one of two (5, two words) 15 Kite for flying over archaeological work housing a bit of loot in wood (10) 16 Years in France by border of city (7) 20 Leaving old flame with sex appeal (4) 22 Make a coat? No ideas circulating (7) 23 Official diploma that’s guaranteed (4) 24 A loveless pair with helpers – dozens!

2088: Pathe seat | 29 November 2012

The unclued lights (including the pair at 3/34) are all buried in Père Lachaise (when translated may give ‘PA THE SEAT’) cemetery in Paris. First prize Heather Kingham, Barnay, France Runners-up Roderick Rhodes, Goldsborough, N.

2091: Plain and simple

The unclued Down lights are of a kind, as are the unclued Across ones.   Across 1 Accent reflecting everything at the start of this month (7) 6 Harp, maybe — as a liqueur (7) 11 Iranian city providing a graduate with honorary title (6) 12 In building, this edge puts out joiner (7) 14 Manual, if lost — claim!

2088: Pathe seat

9 is now the home of the remaining unclued lights, individually or as a pair. Ignore all accents both in the grid and the clues. Brewer confirms the theme. Across 1 Control diarist meant to arrange (12) 10 Manager’s department.

2085: buffer zones

The unclued lights are railway stations in London (1, 20 and 37), Birmingham (2/36 and 11), Bristol (6A/7), Manchester (16/38 and 19) and Edinburgh (30). First prize Jenny Atkinson, Chorleywood, Herts Runners-up I.F.

2082: 1 to 2082 | 18 October 2012

The unclued lights are the eight principal compilers who have set puzzles for this series from puzzle 1 to 2082 (hence the title). First prize Cathy Staveley, London SW15 Runners-up P.M.

2085: Buffer zones

The unclued lights, (one of two words), individually or as three pairs, are of a kind. Collins Dictionary confirms the spelling at 29A. Across 2 Poet seriously starting to think in French (7) 10 see 42A (3) 12 Wood work in exam (5) 14 Medley from little boy and little girl (7) 15 Tenor changing uniform with Oscar (6) 17 Exhaust with massage (4, two words) 18 US mine-owner is a shark (8) 22 It’s hit around to enjoy oneself on course (8, two words) 23 Reserve university sportsman is very pale (7, hyphened) 25 What’s left of the bortsch?

2082: 1 to 2082

The unclued lights (one of two words, one of which is an abbreviation) are of kind and between them go back to number 1. Elsewhere, ignore an accent.

2079: prepared for rain

Each unclued light has no MAC on, but 30D (Macramé) does. First prize Stephen Gore, Seer Green, Bucks Runners-up John Cruickshank, Aberdeen; R.J.

2079: Prepared for rain

One clued light is suitably dressed having taken notice of the title. By extension, all the unclued lights would be, if they took the same precaution (and would then be confirmed in Chambers). Ignore two accents. Across 7      US battle giving quiet backing to spring festival (6) 12    Dava Sobel’s novel is no short piece, we’re told (9) 15    Origin can be suspect?

2076: Carte blanche

The crossword is of the usual barred pattern and is symmetrical whichever side is uppermost. The Across clues are presented in order and precede the Down clues. Three solutions are hyphened, and one is of three words. Solvers are required to  insert the bars; clue-numbers are not required. — Former Foreign office abroad revealed in smallest Welsh shire — Garland unknown county — Small shovel for Scottish climb — A spike ...

2073: Yonkers bonkers | 18 August 2012

The unclued lights (including the pair at 36/9) are islands on the ORKNEYS (an anagram of     ‘Yonkers’). Solvers had to highlight the three letters HOY of the solution at 39D (Ahoy), which is ‘a call’, hence the wording in the preamble. First prize M.

2073: Yonkers bonkers

The unclued lights (one of two words), individually or as a pair, are of a kind. Solvers are called upon to highlight another unclued light which forms three quarters of a clued solution. Across 11 Scribbled notes recalling fine state (7) 12 Continue with drama with small jackets (6) 14 Starkey's pair of spectacles? (5) 16 Isolated common (5) 19 Saucy Scottish lass with her flames (7) 21 Oil spilt round dish (4) 23 Organic compound having outstanding high quality (7) 25 Go out with me – it's such vanity! (7) 30 Brush off finishing soup (7) 31 Birds caught away from rock hollows (4) 32 Great Italian novelist didn't start his breakfast?

2070: nothing special

Each unclued light (or the pair at 3/19D) is a heraldic ORDINARY, as shown in Brewer 17th edition, page 662. First prize Mrs D. Crichton, Golant, Fowey, Cornwall Runners-up R.B.

Crossword 2067 solution

The across unclued lights are MORRIS marques and the down unclued lights are AUSTIN ones. The title is an anagram of AUSTIN and MORRIS. (Bullnose at 26 Down was a Morris marque, hence the wording in the clue — ‘misplaced’ as a Down solution instead of Across.

Crossword 2070: Nothing special

The unclued lights (three of two words), individually or ‘19D’, are of a kind, represented in Brewer. Ignore all accents. Across 1       Buy a shirt?

Crossword 2064 solution

The twenty words revealed in the perimeter squares and the four 10-letter words can all be paired with both BLACK AND WHITE (hence the title).

Crossword 2067: Martini sours

One unclued Across light can be paired with the remaining unclued ones: similarly with the  unclued Down lights. Across  12  Holes in supertanker, wrecked off North Cambodia (9)  15  Turning mad — silent strip (9)  16  Sickly marine after backing old Spanish province (6)  20  Approach shot goes round deserted vehicle (7)  21  But that there’s no brightness (no sun) (6)  22  Well enough to embrace — sex limited! (6) ...  24  ...