Ev 1626

[saladdodger]

Everything fits in the grid without having to refer to "acrosses jumbled thematically" and "downs non-thematically" by eliminating/using letters which are in both answers EXCEPT for 12a where the 3rd and 7th letters could be either R or L ...how does this work with the theme please?

[Neveracrossword]

It needs to be one particular letter so that the thematic entries, inside and outside, work....

[saladdodger]

yes i understand that ...for instance i can see a jumbled boy in a jumbled blue in 24a, but not for this one....

[Neveracrossword]

SD, they're not 'jumbled' - they're straightforward....

[saladdodger]

still don't see the boy or the blue in 12a??

I think i must be interpreting wrongly...

[Neveracrossword]

SD,  the boy isn't  actually in 12 A - they are all just part of the affected row. In that one, he is formed by the last two letters of 11 A, the first two letters of 11 A and the last three of 12 A give you the coloured part...

[Neveracrossword]

Sorry, that might not have been clear - he is formed by the last two letters of 11 A and the first six of 12 A. Hope this helps!

[saladdodger]

Ah ... you mean that its the whole row and not the individual answers!  Got it now! Thanks

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, SD. I initially thought you must have the right idea as 12 A  was the only one you had a problem with.