Guardian Prize Crossword Genius 185 Monday November 5Th 2018

[Owain]

18D. Play attacker here, perhaps

[aelmpvw]

letter count?

[Mamyalynne]

3,5

[dannyk13]

The Caretaker (anagram of attacker here)

[Mamyalynne]

When there are special instructions , it's vital to add them

https://uploads.guim.co.uk/2018/10/31/Genius185-1.pdf

[JJ109]

I guess this must be one of the special clues!

All clues are normal, but 11 solutions do not initially fit their allotted places in the grid. These must be adjusted so that each square contains only one character. Two consecutive normal solutions suggest how this is to be done. Solution number counts are for the adjusted solutions.

[dannyk13]

Is it really 3,5 Lynne which would make my parse some coincidence?

[Mamyalynne]

Read the instructions, I don't do this one.

[dannyk13]

Neither do I which is very apparent.

[Mamyalynne]

I find after weekend I need a wind down really and special instructions are often tedious.

[aelmpvw]

i have enough trouble with 'straightforward' cryptic crosswords without 'special instructions' thank you

[dannyk13]

ael :-)

[JJ109]

Input required = The ^aker
(caret uses the symbol ^ to replace the letters "caret" in "The Caretaker")