Solvers are presented with a grid of letters with some letters omitted, and a list of pairs of crossword clues beneath. As it turns out, this is a word search, with the word list given by the clues beneath the puzzle.
As it turns out, every pair of clues cross the same blank square. In the example above, GOLD*TE goes diagonally up left through a blank square, and the paired clue, Souvenirs (9) clues the word MEMENTOES, which goes horizontally right through the same blank square as M*OES, missing the letters EMENT.
Concatenating the missing letters from the clues, in order of clue phrase, comes close to spelling a word. Specifically, a ceremonial word. The previous example omits the letters ENGA and EMENT, which is one letter off the word ENGAGEMENT.
The additional letter is the needed piece of information from each clue pair. Filling in each missing letter into the blank squares in the puzzle, and reading top-to-bottom, left-to-right, spells the final answer.
