Taking Umbrage

[oldboot]

Help!! I've solved all the clues, filled in the grid, and still can't work put what to do.

[Mamyalynne]

Could you expand on your dilemma a little?

[AB Editor]

What's the crossword oldboot?

[Mamyalynne]

I now realise you are referring to the Enigmatic Variations and that is far out of my league.

[Lie-in King]

This is the Sun Tel "Enigmatic Variations" puzzle, the preamble of which is so long as to have put me off reading further after the first line - sorry...

[aelmpvw]

if that's the case mamya i won't even look at it

[Lie-in King]

"In TAKING UMBRAGE, a large circle of 32 cells, read clockwise, provides an allusive statement that also serves as a double indication of a character who must be found in a group of four cells around which a smaller circle must be drawn. 29ac (3,10) might fancifully refer to this character, although technically it is a feature which is not visible at this time. 27 clues contain a misprint that must be corrected before solving; the correct letters give an instruction (ideally to be implemented before breakfast time tomorrow). Chambers Dictionary (2014) is recommended."

[Lie-in King]

Meh

[vetuste_ennemi]

I think 31D suggests the theme, OldBoot. But I'm struggling with the end game, too.

[aelmpvw]

well that's cleared that up :-)

[Lie-in King]

oldboot - apologies for that but don't worry, plenty of people on here actually do this puzzle, so I'm sure help will be along soon :-)

[vetuste_ennemi]

Got anywhere with it, OldBoot? Tough for an EV - more like one of the less difficult Listeners, so I was fully stretched with this one.
Eventually I got the big circle when I found a word in the SE quadrant. The two allusive (i.e. cryptic) statements led me (via Wiki) to the small circle and the application of the instruction.