“The unclued entries (6,4 and 5,5,6) were responsible for the thematic event which took place on CHRISTMAS EVE. Across and down clues clash in seven cells. In each across clue there is an extra word which must be removed before solving. The middle letters of these words, read in clue order, give a phrase that cryptically tells solvers which of the clashing letters must be chosen; not all resulting entries are real words. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended; one answer is a variant spelling that can be found in the Oxford Dictionary of English.”
Independent on Sunday 1,506 by Peter
The puzzle can be found here. Hi everyone. I hope your year has got off to a good start. Peter seems to be in a party mood this January, bringing us sexy fun, a large bottle of … Read more >>