A reasonably straightforward puzzle this week, but what on earth are the red squares supposed to do? "The red squares read from top to bottom, then up". Reading from the top, I have:MERRY CHRISMAS ST....
Several of you have pointed out that Tim Moorey's crossword is wrongly numbered this week (980, should be 981).
I'm assured that the closing date will be 7 December, not as shown!...
44d. Monetary units of Paraguay (8). G?A?A?I?
The unit is the Guarani (7). Plural ("units") Guaranies (9). Which is a problem, when the required solution has 8 letters.
Any ideas?...