As an avid crossword puzzler I am so grateful to Mungo MacCallum for the treasure trove of puzzles he has left for us to stimulate our ageing brains and enjoy the continuity of seeing them each week in The Echo.
I guess he found it important to do this body of work in his later years to keep him out of trouble.
Thanks, Mungo. I often learn by cheating on the classical references but you are a legend way beyond your lifetime.


For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling.