Wednesday, January 20, 2010 (DT 26049)

This puzzle was originally published Friday, October 2, 2009 in The Daily Telegraph

Introduction

While relatively easy, today's puzzle was still an enjoyable exercise. However, there was certainly nothing in it to knock your socks off (or, as Gazza says "I didn’t get the “wow” factor from any of the clues"). I was able to complete about three quarters of the puzzle before digging into the Tool Chest - with the northwest quadrant proving to be the most difficult region.

Today's Glossary

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

(House of) Lords - the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Territorial Army (abbreviation TA) - noun in the UK: a fully trained volunteer force intended to provide back-up to the regular army in cases of emergency

up - adverb 9 formal to or at university • up at Oxford

Today's Links

Gazza's review of today's puzzle may be found at Big Dave's Telegraph Crossword Blog [DT 26049].

Signing off for today - Falcon