Corporate Valuation Modeling Pdf. Derrick Somerset Macnutt Born Derrick Somerset Macnutt 29 March 1902,, England Died 1971,, West Sussex, England Nationality British, English Occupation School master, crossword compiler Derrick Somerset Macnutt (1902–1971) was a British compiler who provided crosswords for 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. Career [ ] Macnutt was born at in Sussex and was educated at before achieving a in classics. Between 1928 and 1963 he held the position of Head of Classics at near,, as well as being a housemaster. In 1939 he took over the position of crossword compiler for The Observer on the death of, who had written under the name of 'Torquemada'.

Macnutt selected the name Ximenes after, one of 's successors as of the. He pronounced 'Ximenes' in an Anglicised fashion,. His crossword style was initially in imitation of Torquemada, but was soon influenced by the inventive puzzles of who wrote as Afrit in. Macnutt died in 1971, and puzzle 1200, his final crossword to be published, appeared in 1972. He was succeeded by, who writes under the name. From 1943, he was also a contributor to The Listener, writing crosswords under the pseudonym Tesremos – his middle name spelled backwards. Influence [ ] As Ximenes, Macnutt's puzzles gained an enthusiastic following.