Minute cryptic

shit clue, shit answer, shit explanation.
don’t waste your time on this one.

Not sure what’s out of the ordinary? Seems relatively standard cryptic fare.

Never thought I’d see metalcore in a cryptic crossword!

Par again today

Even par

Not today. Did not get the hint.

I know it’s meant to be cryptic but this is impossible and todays really didn’t make sense to me

It made no sense to me either

Three over. Tenuous AF today.

Just very insubstantial links across all parts of the clue.

It’s fucking stupids.
I guess if you ___ someone then it makes sort of sense they have been __ed.

i thought it was the easiest for a while, got it in about 5 seconds

it makes total sense! You cant complain that cryptic crosswords are cryptic. It plays by the rules perfectly

I got it quickly but I do wonder if it helps that I know that metalcore is a genre of music and a legit word, if not I’d probably wonder why there was no space between metal and core

I know metalcore is a genre but the links not there in my head.

What about the core of "metal". Being embraced by a star?

This got me there, thanks. I'd been going down this route but hadn't made the extra step that was needed but this assured me that I was on the right track so stuck with it and worked it out. Typed in the answer and didn't think it was right as couldn't link it to the definition still until I thought about that a bit further as well.

Yes I can see that now, by A star.

ANYWAYS. GET FUCKED YOU RED SHOED CUNT.

Is how I want to respond to the clue setter today.

If you think this is obscure, have a watch of today's Cracking The Cryptic masterclass video.

Absolutely mind boggling stuff.

3 under, back in it baby!

Two under. Took me a long time to get the wordplay. Now 73 under from a 73 streak.

Completely failed today. Even the explainer guy admitted to googling for help

I took it a totally different way to him

Meh. I didn’t engage with that at all and just tried to do it for doing it.
What other excuses can I use for being underpowered and overheated?

Guardian quick cryptic was hard today