Friday, August 14, 2009 (DT 25894)

This puzzle was originally published Saturday, April 4, 2009 in The Daily Telegraph

Introduction

While not overly difficult, today's puzzle was certainly more of a challenge than the one yesterday with the setter throwing nearly everything at us, including the kitchen sink. I note that 18ac is not the only clue that involves taking something off.

Today's Glossary

Some possibly unfamiliar abbreviations, people, places, words and expressions used in today's puzzle

inch - Scot. a small island near the seacoast (entry 2)

kitchen sink drama - a form of British drama characterized by a realistic depiction of working-class domestic life

(the) pips - a time signal broadcast by BBC radio (entry 2)

Today's Links

It being a Saturday prize puzzle in the UK, there was plenty of action on AnswerBank. I found seventeen questions on AnswerBank discussing today's puzzle. They (together with the clues to which they relate) are:

• AnswerBank [DT 25894]-a: 24ac
• AnswerBank [DT 25894]-b: 22ac
• AnswerBank [DT 25894]-c: 26ac
• AnswerBank [DT 25894]-d: 7ac, 13ac, 7d
• AnswerBank [DT 25894]-e: 5d
• AnswerBank [DT 25894]-f: 21ac, 26ac
• AnswerBank [DT 25894]-g: 8ac, 21ac, 22ac, 9d
• AnswerBank [DT 25894]-h: 5d
• AnswerBank [DT 25894]-i: 20d
• AnswerBank [DT 25894]-j: 21ac
• AnswerBank [DT 25894]-k: 18ac
• AnswerBank [DT 25894]-l: 21ac, 22ac
• AnswerBank [DT 25894]-m: 12d
• AnswerBank [DT 25894]-n: 8ac
• AnswerBank [DT 25894]-o: 5d, 17d
• AnswerBank [DT 25894]-p: 1d
• AnswerBank [DT 25894]-q: 19d

Big Dave's date-of-publication hints for today's puzzle may be found at Big Dave's Telegraph Crossword Blog [DT 25894]-Hints and Peter Biddlecombe's post-submission-date review at Big Dave's Telegraph Crossword Blog [DT 25894]-Review.

Signing off for today - Falcon