What a long preamble, but what a fun puzzle. It took me a few minutes to get what the down message was telling me, but the P D'd, all was clear. Thanks hedge-sparrow.
Been trying to do the Polymath but have difficulty with the 4 letter answers, they are not listed in my Chambers dictionary. Is there a dictionary that these answers are found in or do I continue to...
Whilst one might argue about some of the clueing, and several ambiguities in extra letter(s), there is no doubt whatsoever that the endgame is most elegant. A real tough test, just about worth the...