spectator 2026

[cruciverbals]

is unclued light at 21 down tapir? as i am lost as to how it tallies with the other unclud light.

thanking you all, again.

[Nical]

I think it was 'tapin' - the 'in' coming from the clue/answer it was linked with. I've no longer got the magazine.

[PeEm]

The answer to be entered in the grid for 21dn is tap in. The unadulterated answer is tapper, but it "turns" after the first p, to make 26ac read dropper (unadulterated: drop in).