Credit goes to Aaron Riccio @illogicaljoker for the Sneaky Six concept. For the first letters, try solving the title clue… which isn’t even mine: https://www.minutecryptic.com/ . Too good not to be used in an actual cryptic.
6A - XVI containing A[vengers] + [metr]E [barrie]R
Title clue: NYTS* + A + X
AuLeaf 🤓5:51 · 2024-11-13T19:59:50.041Z
Agreed, the title clue is very cute.
I do have a quibble with 6A: I'm not a fan of using "in the finale" to refer to two separate words—there's multiple finales, so something like "in the final installments" seems a bit more accurate. 3D has a similar issue, although since "first" could be an adverb, it might be fine?