As long-term Echo cruciverbalists (in this case afficionados and not setters), we suggest you recycle Mungo’s crosswords because we find the current crosswords beyond our capabilities.
Sonia Borenstein, Carole Gamble, Chris Abrahams, Di Hughes, Kadri Nelmes
Ed note: Several other readers have also mentioned that they are finding Stephen Clarke’s crosswords to be quite difficult. In response he has prepared solver’s guides to this week’s and last week’s crosswords. See page 32.


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.