Something different form

A “freewheeling” form in which the entries need not be words or dictionary phrases—instead they are consecutive strings of words. The fun tends to come from clever clues that treat a strange combination as if it were a real word or phrase.

Each clue must be scrupulously fair; match part of speech and number, and not rely on obscure trivia. The less familiar the word, the more explicit the clue.

All something different squares that have appeared in The Enigma have been 10-squares or larger.

SOMETHING DIFFERENT SQUARE

  1. “Watch Jeopardy!”, e.g.
  2. Where you can find “ochlocracy” in 11C
  3. Confession of an artist who uses oils
  4. Edgar Allan, if he were named after Pike
  5. Movie rating from Colombo
  6. “Come with us, rumormonger”
  7. Start of an ode to ulcers
  8. Win a race against the Cutlass
  9. Where rafting films are made in Tuscany
 10. Stop, dressed like a baseball team

=QED

The solution:

Q U I Z S H O W A D
U N D E R O C H R E
I D A B I P A I N T
Z E B U L O N P O E
S R I L A N K A S R
H O P O N Y E N T A
O C A N K E R O U S
W H I P A N O L D S
A R N O S T U D I O
D E T E R A S S O X

The something different crossword, with anything-goes entries, was invented by Double-H. In April 1995, QED introduced it to The Enigma as a type of form.