New Statesman Christmas Crossword

[catsitter]

Is it impossible to complete? Because there are only two 12 letter answers and only two 13 letter answers, I don't see how I can have gone wildly wrong, but I am left with a lot of 8 letter and 6 letter answers which don't fit in any of the remaining places. I have already rubbed it all out and started again once; do I need to do the same again?

[dafyddapgwilym]

You and me both. I was beginning to wonder where I'd left my brain. I suspect there's something else amiss..

[Leamsend]

Also us - pretty sure we have all the answers and can’t get them to fit - neither of the 13s works

[catsitter]

Thanks. Glad to know it's not just me!

[ChrisFaux]

Yes it is impossible because the 2nd letter of both of the 13 letter words is E, and none of the down answers that could intersect match

[ChrisFaux]

By the way, I both tweeted and emailed the NS a couple of days after the Xmas edition came out about this issue but had no reply to either.