Methuselah is a fairly regular setter in the Independent, but this is only the third time I’ve found him in my blog slot.
Day: 18 July 2024
Financial Times 17,791 by JASON
Jason steps up to the plate this morning.
Guardian 29,438 by Fed
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29438.
Enigmatic Variations No.1650 – Undesirable Celebrity by Kruger
“Clues are given in alphabetical order of their answers, which must be entered where they will fit. Starting at the top left corner, the unclued perimeter identifies who became famous and the reason why, while the other two unclued entries reveal what caused this UNDESIRABLE CELEBRITY. Each clue contains an extra word; in normal clue order, the first, middle or last letters of these (approximately equal numbers of each) instruct what must be highlighted in the grid. Unchecked and mutually cross-checking letters from unclued entries could give SHOWS SPRING’S FLASH STUNTS. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”