Derrick Somerset Macnutt | |
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| Born | Derrick Somerset Macnutt 29 March 1902 Eastbourne, East Sussex, England |
| Died | 29 June 1971 (aged 69) Five Oaks, West Sussex, England |
| Alma mater | Marlborough College |
| Occupation(s) | School master, crossword compiler |
| Spouse |
Mary Long (m. 1936) |
| Children | 3 |
Derrick Somerset Macnutt (29 March 1902 – 29 June 1971) was a British crossword compiler who provided crosswords for The Observer newspaper under the pseudonym Ximenes. His main oeuvre was blocked-grid and "specialty" puzzles. Even though he only provided conventional blocked puzzles once a week for the Observer Everyman series for about two years his strong views on clueing, expressed in his 1966 book, have been a source of debate in the cryptic crossword world ever since.