Buzzybee. I didn't do very well on this thread yesterday. Not only did I mention the wrong reference book, I also mentioned the wrong Forum member! Sorry, my 'Buzzybee' at #7 should have been Jono.
Hello all and thanks for your posts. The Speccie crossword is often beyond my pay grade but I have managed to complete 2714 despite digging a bit of a hole for myself! I hadn’t spotted that 5d was clued and managed to find a name (albeit German and not in Brewers) that would fit but then prevented me from getting the rather obvious answer for 20a.
Well of course I had no problem with unclued lights (!), or the pink ones as I call them, because I highlight them.
But I caused myself grief with 22A, by entering the TAXES spelling, rather than the other.
So it took me ages to get 14D.