This was one of my earliest puzzles from October of 2021, titled The October Surprise. Please feel free to share any comments with me at Alex.callahan@hey.com You're welcome to share with friends provided it goes as is, with my name on it. AC

Are you frustrated that the Fraser Simpson only publishes once a week in the Globe? Would you like to spend some time with a 100% home-made, Canadian, Ximenean cryptic? I will from time to time be posting my own Cryptics here. If you like them let me know. I appreciate thoughts on what worked or didn't work on a clue, whether a solutio...