I used to be stunned to see that your article (‘The crunch? Spot on’: the best supermarket gherkins, tasted and rated, 13 September) didn’t embrace the Lidl own-brand choice, that are pretty, whether or not you need full-size gherkins or crunchy cornichons. Regardless of this evident omission, I do agree with Tom Hunt’s score of the Sainsbury’s gherkins, which are inedible.
Saskia Neibig
Newcastle upon Tyne
In Sy’s weekend crossword (20 September), numerous clues consult with areas of excellent pure magnificence. Of the clues, solely the Ring of Gullion in Northern Eire continues to be often called an AONB. All of the others, in England and Wales, are nationwide landscapes, renamed in 2023. I hope this reality would possibly now be added to Sy’s huge space of normal data.
Marney Harris
Esh Profitable, County Durham
Sorry to disappoint, Nick Odell (Letters, 19 September), however I promise you there was no frisson after I took half in Eating Throughout the Divide! It was an excellent expertise, although. Made me assume all of us must get outdoors our personal bubble extra.
Nyree Ambarchian
Peterborough
The absence of Private Number by Judy Clay and William Bell (It takes two: the best pop duets – ranked!, 25 September) is somewhat mystifying.
John Lockwood
Carshalton, London
