This kind of clue is called an indirect anagram ever since they were criticised by ' Ximenes ' in his 1966 book On the Art of the Crossword .
An indirect anagram in the vast majority of cryptic crosswords are not used .
This kind of clue is called an indirect anagram , which in the vast majority of cryptic crosswords are not used , ever since they were criticised by ' Ximenes ' in his 1966 book On the Art of the Crossword .