Well it is actually my SIL ...she seems certain that the letters are ok and has the backing of her son..so can't say more ..thanks all for considering this....will post the answer on Saturday if it doesn;t turn up,,
Sorry em...I am assured that is what is available....compilers or maybe printers have been known to make mistakes before now...mmm..."doin' mi 'ed in" as they say these days...
Dare I ask - does last Saturday's Daily Mirror mean 29th September?
There are four X-words in the Daily Mirror on a Saturday - the Cryptic, Quiz, Classic and Quick. However, none of them have a clue as you describe for 29 September.