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Cartesian | 18:40 Sat 29th Jun 2019 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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When we have a name like Albrecht Durer in the crossword, should we add the Umlaut as well? Cartesian
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I wouldn't. What's an umlaut between friends? :-)
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Sorry about that was messing about and hit answer now by mistake.
I've encountered crosswords where the across clue has 'ü' in it but the down clue which intersects at that point only has a 'u' in it.

Similarly I've seen crosswords where a word like 'mañana' has a crosser, intersecting at the 'ñ', which only has an 'n' in it.

So it appears that many crossword setters regard 'ü' and 'u' (as well as 'ñ' and 'n', etc) as being the same.
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Thank you all for the answer.Buenchico's answer was especially comprehensive. Have a nice weekend. Cartesian

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