Guardian 25332

[anikomo]

Would appreciate help with final clues.
11a. Am I to run wild? (8) I have M???T?U?
3d. Cohere without tear. (7) I have G?E?D??

[Calibax]

11a Minotaur (anagram)

[Euphemia]

11a Minotaur

[scotman]

Minotaur

[mike11111]

11 Minotaur

[kayakamina]

G rend el

[quinie]

3d gliadin?

[quinie]

ignore my daft answer.kaya is spot on

[mike11111]

Grendel fits the word play, but where's the definition in the clue?

[joggerjayne]

Kayakamina showed the split, mike.

[bibblebub]

mike11111 - presumably there is a theme to crossword

[scotman]

I agree with Mike. The definition seems lacking.

[kayakamina]

It is undefined and part of the crossword's theme.

3d Grendel connects with 7d Beowulf

[joggerjayne]

Duuh me !!

Misunderstood mike's question.

[anikomo]

Thank you all ,so much, for your help.

[mike11111]

Didn't have the xword but would hazard a guess that the theme was mythological monsters and their Nemeses. Took it as an ordinary cryptic clue, hence my question.

[kayakamina]

Joggerjayne

No one seems to have noted that 11a (Minotaur) had no definition!

[mike11111]

I took "wild" to be a sort of definition.

[kayakamina]

Hi Mike

'wild' was the anagram indicator.

The clue was actually connected with Theseus (19d)

K

[mike11111]

Trouble is, being a poor pensioner I can't afford to buy all these papers just for the Xwords, so have to rely on the info given here.

[kayakamina]

You can download it free from the Guardian site.