dtgk ... tong/tongs

[sincnoel]

i have had a message from michael mepham. yes, "tongs" IS an error. it should have been "tong". michael (who sounds just as p*ssed off as we are about all the errors) points out, however, that the telegraph is going through massive change, what with the move from canary wharf to victoria and the swingeing staff cuts, which have not helped matters one bit. he says he is confident things will get better once the paper is bedded down in its new home (although that will be a while yet). i am more than happy to accept what he says.

[cheshunt]

Many thanks for sharing this info. I'm sure Michael is fed up as he no longer replies to my many emails, when to start with he was most friendly and helpful. I wrote to Val Gilbert after someone on the website mentioned that she was the Crossword Editor. I had a nice reply stating that she no longer bears that title but explained about the many changes going on at the Telegraph. Most of it was above my head but she was most apologetic and said she was sure all the problems would eventually be sorted. I guess we all need a bit more patience despite yet another Price Rise !!!!!

[Argee2]

Yes, let's not beat him up about it. I know it can be annoying but there are more important things to worry about in life than minor errors in crossword puzzles.

[Celtigra3]

Thanks for letting us know as I was puzzling about that one!

[ShamrockBlue]

Thanks for that sincoel.

I wonder if this will affect Monday's Herculis as well as this was one of the link words ?

Would it be terrible if I suggested it's all gone Pete TONG ?

[london_lassy]

I am still looking for an apology for last weeks 'Cheney' error, is that too much to ask?

[Aquagility]

It's OK to blame misprints or lack of shading on the chaos at the DT, but that can't be blamed for errors in compilation, like "tongs" and "Cheney".
Michael gives us all a lot of pleasure, but he should accept responsibility for his own mistakes.

[Bert Bassett]

Thanks for this information it probably explains why we have had crosswords for at least the past five weeks which have all been printed before including the errors. They could have at least made an effort to correct these. I still have e-mails from before from them about the missing 44D clue and the mis-spelling of Cheney. Hopefully we will get an original crossword next week.

[pipsqueak]

michael did apologise for the mispelling of cheney last week, on this site.