I'm curious

[twosearch]

Why is everyone always kicking lumps out of Mike Mepham? I thought the Telegraph Crossword Editor was a woman and Mepham was the sudoku czar. Would someone please enlighten me?

[lector]

looking at my copy of Weekend Telegraph, it staes �GKCrossword By Mike Mepham?

can't see any reference to who sets Sudoku

[Argee2]

Because the big General Knowledge crossword in the Saturday Telegraph is by Michael Mepham (it says so!), and he often uses alternative spellings and, occasionally there are misprints. For example, today, the capital of East Java is Surabaya and he has the old spelling Soerabaja without saying that it is the old or alternative spelling.

[twosearch]

Still and all, the Editor should check it??

Thanks for the answers guys (and dolls?)

[sarumite]

Whilst it is true that we are on occasions critical of MM, mainly for reasons as stated by Argee2 above, I consider it is by far the best GK crossword available in a daily national newspaper, and Saturdays would be less interesting without this weekly challenge.
Whilst there have been numerous criticisms in recent times, I feel certain that most of us still look forward to tackling this puzzle each week.

[shaneystar2]

Val Gilbert is the crossword Editor at the Telegraph ..MM is a freelance setter who sets puzzles for all sorts of publications .
There have been a lot of hiccups recently with the DT but you can't always lay the blame at his door .It's a fault with the printers sometimes and quite often editorial policy although he could make it clearer with some clues ...but after all said and done ....he submits the work ....they print it.
http://www.michaelmepham.com/

[paulineward]

Just as a matter of interest..did anyone read the article in the Telegraph a couple of weeks ago..that Val is retiring from her job?

[twosearch]

Val has retired - te new girl has taken over. Tomorrow, the world!