Lex, maybe it's show's concern?

You got the answer, Lex. The crypt is mine, but I'd seen the punny clue for 'theater' in a conventional crossword puzzle.

Concern (verb): to be about

A theater is "about" shows (yeah, that's the ticket).




Uh oh -- are those Pandora's footsteps I hear, coming down the hall...

No footsteps coming your way, Helmer. That was a fair cryptic.

Whew!

It's official, Lex. Wear this to the show: ===[**CDM**]===

Thank you Helmer: got it!

Newly tailored for worshipper (8)

If anyone fancies a slightly more than usually challenging but not too impenetrable crossword, I can recommend this one from the Financial Times: I had considered trying to use it as a group project on GB but could not devise an appropriate approach https://d1e00ek4ebabms.cloudfront.n...d6b34e46-76e5-467b-b5b0-44378d8a0c11.pdf

idolater (anag)

All yours young man ===[**CDM**]===

Thank you kind sir

So monster is upset (4)

direct on the left

Ergo = so - reverse of ogre (monster is upset)

Ergo, this belongs to you Lex ===[**CDM**]===

Thank you!

Next clue to follow on new thread shortly.