Spectator

[djawhufc]

Hi all

No crossword as yet- I'll keep an eye out but maybe it might not be until next week.

Happy New Year to all the gang.

All the best

DJA

[bibblebub]

if you mean 2192 then it is available online http://www.spectator.co.uk/life/crossword/9402412/2192-never-again/

[roslyn251254]

Thanks bibblebub

[bibblebub]

i've got nowhere with the unclued lights so far

[maurice]

Nor have I, not even now, with only one "normal" solution unfound, namely
43a. I have ?HE???S? Where does it split? Begins THE ??? Can anyone confirm that's correct, and possibly give a HINT ???

[taylorscotland]

Your split is correct.

[Neveracrossword]

The definition for 43 is simply Hacks, nothing to do with cutting!

[taylorscotland]

Sorry - forgot to add the hint you asked for. The second word is non-verbal, grammatically speaking. Still bamboozled by the unclued words, though...

[Ruthrobin]

I'm in the same position as Maurice - full grid except for the unclued lights and no idea what the theme is.

[bibblebub]

i was wondering whether the title could be interpreted as Never Never especially because of one possibility for 37d, but can't get any further than that

[hankir]

Think of Vatican for unclued (I think)

[maurice]

Thanx a million, hankir --- your first good turn in the new year! Just one problem: for 1a I have the crossers ?N???TU?, and for 30a ?OAN, neither of which seem to appear in the "list"! Can you give me a further little hint? I realize one of them might be the "fanciful" one..................

[bibblebub]

thanks hankir, I can finally move my graphics tablet out of the way

[maurice]

Finished at last, if I'm interpreting the word "fancifully" correctly!

[hankir]

Fanciful indeed. A female one? Never.
I think 37D and 39A taken together are in a prophecy. So the current occupier of the office is considered the last or Never Again.
BTW, the fifth letter in 16A can be N or T. Which is it?

[bibblebub]

what's the alternative to a hunter horse?

[Ruthrobin]

Many thanks Hankir!

[Ruthrobin]

Isn't the common feature that each of these was the only one of that name? (So 'never again')

[maurice]

Right, rr (but I don't think anyone's disputing that here)!