27 March 2019

Carte Blanche

Published by the i Newspaper on 15 March 2019 as Inquisitor 1586: Carte Blanche by Eclogue.

The preamble states:

Clues, which are presented in conventional order, each have a misprint in their definition, the correct letters of which provide further instructions. The grid and entries will both be 180’ symmetrical, but neither bars nor numbers should be shown.
One phrase and a plural form are verified by Collins.


Interim Grid

Final Grid
Correct letters in misprinted definitions spell ERASE ALL BAR FINAL CONTENTS OF PANDORAS BOX.
The unusual feature of the completed grid is a central fully checked 6x6 square, which contains diagonally HOPE.  Entries should therefore show HOPE as originally positioned and nothing else.

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