Hi Ironie. I am perplexed. I don't buy the Spectator - I download the crossword every Thursday which yesterday was No 2027. So how come you have got 2028? Is the download always a week behind. By the way if you have done 2027, can you give me a clue as to the theme?
Sorry, I've not done 2027, so cannot help there. You're right about the timing though: the latest puzzle is only available to subscribers on the Thursday of publication, a week later it seems it becomes available to all.