Inquisitor 1328

[Ripper]

Apart from one clue (31 down) I've got the grid filled in.
But I'm completely mystified as to the relevance of 4, is it the answer to 4 down or something else?
I've no idea who X is either or the five cell vital aid.
Could someone give me a hint or two please?
Thanks in advance

[boreas]

I haven't worked out who X is yet.
The relevance of 4 is the actual cell.
31D is one word that can be broken into two words. (For instance dodo could be do do.) The answer is "something that X would often complete" from the preamble.
The five cell "vital aid" starts at 33.

[Ripper]

Thanks boreas, I've posted on another "post" to try and get a hint about X - I'll let you know if I get a reply!

[mad max]

I am still trying to workout all the anagrams , but if you take GERY from margery, INANT from ruminant, MOTH from motheaten, ONS from wagons and a P- added (4down) you get Tanni Grey Thompson

[Ripper]

Mad Max you're a genius!

[Ripper]

Hope that was a help boreas!

[boreas]

It was indeed! Many thanks to both of you.

[boreas]

So the other parts of the words are anagrinds?

mar GERY
MOTH eaten
rum INANT
wag ONS

[Johnjohnw]

Plus

rum BRA
and
prod NOSES

for her title

[Johnjohnw]

sorry...

rub BRA

[boreas]

Exactly. I have to say I am in awe of anyone who got all of this part of the puzzle without any help. Humbled I am.

[Scorpius]

What a pity the identity of X and how to arrive at it is spelled out on this forum. I solved this last weekend without any help, and I'm not a great solver. If you have the relevant field of activity and the answer to 4 then a search on Wikipedia will reveal only 5 possible candidates. It soon became clear how one of them could be derived cryptically from the thematic clues.

A hint or two would have been enough to assist people who were stuck.