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Guardian Christmas Crossword No 28632.

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Tilly2 | 18:40 Sat 18th Dec 2021 | Crosswords
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10 down. Leading the Hittites, she was Solomon's mother. (9)

...Bathsheba.

It doesn't seem cryptic to me, so is Bathsheba incorrect?
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You can work out the unclued pairs from the definition (in this case Solomon’s mother)
18:54 Sat 18th Dec 2021
Yes - t(he) h(ittites) she inside BA & BA
Its got H (leading Hittites) and SHE in, thats all I can see, not sure of BATBA bit
Bathsheba seems correct, Does it have to be cryptic?
It’s. Thematic solution
Special instructions: Sixteen across and 15 down clues lead to the heart of their solutions. Their required entries in the grid all display a common feature.
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It's a cryptic crossword Ellimay. :-)

Toorak, where is BA, BA please?
Ok, it didn't say that in the title
Tilly, the first and last letters of thematic solutions are unclued - in this case ba
You can work out the unclued pairs from the definition (in this case Solomon’s mother)
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Sorry Ellimay. My fault.

Thanks Toorak. Got it now.
Yes. Starts and ends with BA.Centre is T & H as 1st letters of 'the Hittites' plus SHE

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