Joinery
By Elgel
We've found a sword stuck in this stone; we'll need a special event to pull it out. The hilt words (6d and 17a, unclued) tell us who should get the honour.
As it stands, the blade is rough; no wonder it's stuck! To polish the blade and start off the event, replace all grey cells with the same single letter (these are 2d 33d - some liberties have been taken with how many were needed here). New valid words will be formed by the change.
Note: some cells along the blade have multiple letters in. Press '/' to start entering multiple letters in a cell, then press enter to move on.
As it stands, the blade is rough; no wonder it's stuck! To polish the blade and start off the event, replace all grey cells with the same single letter (these are 2d 33d - some liberties have been taken with how many were needed here). New valid words will be formed by the change.
Note: some cells along the blade have multiple letters in. Press '/' to start entering multiple letters in a cell, then press enter to move on.
Squares filled:
0/169
Across
| 1 | Romantically illuminated two; nothing missing, 'til one sent back (6) |
| 7 | Agree, but with current instead of old (6) |
| 11 | County, in this place, supports daughters to engage (13) |
| 13 | Information is a bit backwards? (4) |
| 15 | Introductions to know every Australian parrot (3) |
| 16 | Two sets of good old '60s shoes (4) |
| 17 | See instructions |
| 18 | First tighten; that is, pull together (3) |
| 19 | Loud, then softened and became beautiful (8) |
| 20 | Very small, short container (3) |
| 21 | Some fun, if you join (5) |
| 22 | Profit from study, no longer student (4) |
| 24 | Requested to have face covered after the start (5) |
| 25 | Gretel evenly avoided order to go right (3) |
| 28 | Bakery's downgraded (essentially) chicken products (6) |
| 30 | Rear a donkey (3) |
| 32 | A firearm to keep up your sleeve? (3) |
| 34 | A man, short, but prepared for the long runs (9) |
| 35 | Steal Jacob's heart with lovely clothing (3) |
| 38 | Tear apart headstone text (3) |
| 39 | Short man getting into horseback (3) |
| 41 | Colour house occasionally (3) |
| 42 | New line; I admitted nothing (3) |
| 43 | Bugs sober right up in the air (6) |
| 44 | Stone talked about mythical bird (3) |
| 45 | Crazy Roger cut tail off monster (4) |
| 46 | Fish editor told computer what to do (5) |
| 48 | Sorts silk arrangement (4) |
| 49 | Employ you as curate, finally (3) |
| 50 | Took care of five; leaving drove them mad (8) |
| 51 | Sounds like an observer's affirmation (3) |
| 52 | Backwards professor's less than half a man! (4) |
| 53 | Throws about grain stalks with energy, for a... (6) |
| 54 | ...rose in another form will bring love (4) |
Down
| 2 | Joining event with, say, about five hundred - and noise! (7) |
| 3 | Angry, I tear off (5) |
| 4 | In France, the aristocrat was released (3,3) |
| 5 | Also took jelly to Japanese city (5) |
| 6 | See instructions |
| 7 | A mad raid for Eadger in Scotland (5) |
| 8 | Made when comparing notes together? (6) |
| 9 | Noisily dined at a number of Sabbats each year (5) |
| 10 | Rope six into making fakes (7) |
| 11 | Warm husband and enjoy food (4,2) |
| 12 | In Oz, Auntie edges and fixes (6) |
| 14 | Every body's last friend (4) |
| 16 | Athena eager to hold back nature goddess (4) |
| 22 | Make mistake with Queen and rook (3) |
| 23 | Maybe Oxfam is good in no case (3, abbr.) |
| 26 | States strange premise (7) |
| 27 | Designs to move mobile homes, leaving Ohio somehow (7) |
| 28 | Boast about clothing (4) |
| 29 | She's initially hopping out for new console (4, abbr) |
| 30 | Maybe it's read on top (7) |
| 31 | Church of the sun built around 17a perhaps (7) |
| 32 | Protection is right, in love (6) |
| 33 | Holds, grins, dances (5) |
| 36 | 6d is this king in woman's arms (5) |
| 37 | Why, odd stepsister turns over proposal answers (6) |
| 39 | Grime hoops in the street (4) |
| 40 | Clever rabbit stole tool from blatherer (4) |
| 46 | Function because of lettuce (3) |
| 47 | Some in France, some in Rhodesia (3) |
