Spectator 2077

[djawhufc]

Hi all

Looks an interesting one this week.

Get your ODQ at the ready.

All the best.

DJA

[angus]

There are seven unclued lights - 1, 30 and 37 across, 1, 5, 10 and 16 Down

[Helveticus]

Hi angus, 6 unclued lights have something in common; the seventh unclued light (37) has nothing in common with the other 6. My grid is complete, but I can't for the life of me find the concealed item. I have tried looking horizontally, vertically and diagonally in both directions, but to no avail. Could someone perhaps tell me where it starts?

Thanks as ever to DJA!

[roslyn251254]

HELVETICUS - 37a is the 37 referred to in the preamble (thus eliminating one of the alternatives)
I'm at the same stage as you searching, searching...!

Thanks as always Daniel!

[roslyn251254]

Found it helveticus - it's on the bottom line and it's a synonym for the 3rd word of the saying

[kayakamina]

One for the golfers maybe.

Thanks DJA

[Helveticus]

Hi roslyn251354, many thanks! The concealed item was a new word to me so I did not twig even when it was staring me straight in the face; I must try to remember it for Scrabble...

[barryjbutler]

Many thanks Daniel as usual. This gave early challenges but started to flow once I'd established what "37" was all about. I think it was masterful of the setter to organise the clues so as to give the final part of the quotation so clearly!

[bakajiji]

Thanks again, Daniel! Off to a flying start, for a change.

[shaneystar2]

Thanks very much DJA ...

Having no ODQ Googled for the quote ...only to find after staring at 37 for a while it was right in front of me .
Very clever !

[whatsthat]

shaneystar, exactly the same with me!

[shaneystar2]

Lol....whatsthat ..I usually groan when I see it's Columba and his jumbles but this one was a treat .Very clever puzzle .

[Eril]

Thanks again to DJA for taking the trouble of sending out the current crossword. Does anyone know how far back the Speccy store of crosswords goes, if I subscribe? pre-2007 (number 1833 or earlier)?

[mintyman99]

On https://www.exacteditions.com the crossword hoard goes back to No 1735 (Oct 2005)

[eeevanwok]

Hi all, I'm new to this site, and new to The Spectator crosswords (I'm hopeless).I'd be grateful if somoeone could explain how this site works. There seems to be an email, maybe a copy of the crosswor that is sent out? thank you.