Intense interest grips crossword compiler of some renown (5)
I believe the answer is:
famed
'intense' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?
'interest grips crossword compiler of some renown' is the wordplay.
'interest grips crossword' becomes 'fa' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'compiler' becomes 'me' (the person who is writing these clues).
'of some' means to look at the middle letters (I've seen 'some' mean this).
'renown' becomes 'kudos' (I've seen this before).
The middle of 'kudos' is 'd'.
'fa'+'me'+'d'='FAMED'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for famed that I've seen before include "Noted" , "Eminent" , "Well-known" , "Renowned" , "Acclaimed" .)
