Spectator 2160

[mrcroft]

All done but amI right to enter the 18s derived from clashing lights as original characters, their usual transliterants or their ordinal numbers. From the preamble I assume 'display thematic characters'. It cannot be correct to enter the full spelling of between 2 and 6 letters. Thoughts anyone ?

[roslyn251254]

the greek letter symbols for them possibly?

[mrcroft]

If one takes the preamble literally this must be what Lavatch is looking for. I'm wondering if this has been done before, not in the Speccie in my memory but quite likely in an old Listener. Anyone know ?

[flobbo]

Having trouble with 40a "Haystack's support in street spoils atmosphere" (12, two words).
I have ?T?O?LE?MON?E
Think some of this may be wrong.
Any help gratefully appreciated!

[bibblebub]

staddle stone

[shaneystar2]

st addles tone
staddle stone

[roslyn251254]

40a STADDLE STONE - the 1st D comes from cathode at 27d,You need to move your "M" up a space ( use the om from vicomte together with the ega from negated to give you omega to fit into the crossing cell of those 2 clues)