Sir – Could I add another cruciverbalistic gripe to that from Mr Hawes (Letters, March 18)? The quick crossword clue for 7 Down on March 11 was Book of maps (5). The answer published was “Atlae”. What? No wonder there was a lack of correct entries!
Malcolm Hensher, Steeple Aston
We apologise to all our crossword enthusiasts who were understandably baffled by the appearance of this non-existent word. Our crossword compilers say the mistake ‘began with a typing error and developed into a comedy of errors’ — Ed
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