imac -Scotsman Factfinder of 18 July - 28 dn - I agree with your comment that Arvi is nowhere near Heraklion (and even that is spelt differently in English, forby Greek). Have you seen the route on a map? Rather you than me! On the map that I saw, it is Nea Arvi.
Also there are other errors in the Scotsman Factfinder this week. In 1ac "Thrissil" has 2 ss, in 30ac there should be "thought" between "ingenious" and ""with", 31ac is (3,4) not (7) and 32ac is (6,3,4) and not (6,3,3).
I find the crossword difficult enough without added problems but there is satisfaction at overcoming them.
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