Spectator 2027

[djawhufc]

http://www.spectator....7175388/Crossword.pdf

Let me know if this works


Thanks

DJA

[greyfox]

It's fine DJA. Many thanks.

[slaney]

Many thanks dja.

I see that the title of 2024 Fab therapy is explained by ACE NRT - an anagram I didn't get!

[JMR27]

Thanks DJA :o)

[BlueIce]

Worked for me

[kayakamina]

Thanks for the link DJA

Slaney I see that NRT can mean Nicotine Replacement Therapy so together with ACE (fab) it is another anagram of Cretan.

What a title!

[slaney]

Hi K - yes, I had to look it up in Chambers this morning.
Originally I think I may have got as far as ACE ???

[whatsthat]

Thanks DJA, works fine.

[barryjbutler]

Many thanks DJA.

I must say I not overly impressed with the ACE NTA palaver!

[roslyn251254]

Thanks dja fot the link. Very clever puzzle indeed!

[lashley]

thanks dja

[Helveticus]

Thanks DJA. This puzzle has baffled me. I have solved all the clued lights and am fairly certain of 3 the 8 unclued lights and reasonably sure of another 4 of them, but am unable to find a common feature which they do not share with any clued light. I *so* wanted it to be the single or mutliple appearance of a particular letter, but no joy there. I have no idea how the title could help, but then again I didn't twig to "ACE NTR" either. Will just have to hope for a sudden "Eureka!" moment...

[roslyn251254]

Helveticus - title anti-atom refers to letters abcdef....m - does that help?

[toalisi]

Hi helveticus

'anti' A to M is how I saw it.

[slaney]

Yes - clever idea for a crossword.
But there is a choice of endings for 2d. Perhaps either will do.

[Helveticus]

Thanks for the nudges from Roslyn and Toalisi. Now I can sleep easy! It was a red herring and a merely perverse coincidence that one of the unclued lights was an anagram of an atomic particle.

[mad max]

many thanks for link

[djawhufc]

Hi

Just done hopefully.

Can I check a couple:

16a lump of jam

Stick

33d statue of sorcerer I raised

Image

40a organ one heard

Eye

35d aged priest has entered recess

Apse

Thanks in advance

DJA

[roslyn251254]

Agree with all!

[novalis]

A belated "Thank you" for the link. A most enjoyable puzzle and I agree with the comment about the two possibilities for 2 down. I prefer the adjective but obviously it's a matter of opinion.