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Crossword editor’s desk: the joy of The Goodies and a setter deviates from the letter of house-style law
The comedian Graeme Garden celebrated and a look at misdirecting geographic capitals
TL;DR
- A reader sent feedback appreciating a cryptic crossword tribute to Graeme Garden, recalling his work on The Goodies and I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue.
- A solver pointed out that a clue's answer, BOTSWANA, was located in 'southern Africa' but not within South Africa itself, illustrating a setter's flexibility with rules.
- The article mentions a 'February Genius puzzle' that reminded the editor of learning to code with a programmable turtle.
- Contributions for the 'SLOP' cluing conference are discussed, with WellyWearer receiving the 'audacity award' for a poem.
- Other notable cluing contributions include 'Refuse to take shortcut' and 'Extremely superficial ‘work’ generated by AI?'.