Daily Telegraph Puzzle Number DT 26351 | |
Publication Date in The Daily Telegraph Tuesday, September 21, 2010 | |
Setter Ray T | |
Link to Full Review Big Dave's Crossword Blog [DT 26351] | |
Big Dave's Review Written By Gazza | |
Big Dave's Rating | |
| Difficulty - *** | Enjoyment - **** |
Falcon's Performance ** | |
Introduction
The implements in my Tool Chest got a strenuous workout today, as I had to resort to them with just short of half the puzzle solved.
Today's Glossary
Selected abbreviations, people, places, words and expressions appearing in today's puzzle
Appearing in Solutions:
Belisha Beacon - noun (in the UK) an orange ball containing a flashing light, mounted on a striped post on the pavement (meaning, in Britain, the sidewalk - not the road surface, as in North America) at each end of a zebra crossing. Origin 1930s: named after Leslie Hore-Belisha (1893–1957), British politician, Minister of Transport when the beacons were introduced.
Brighton - a seaside resort in East Sussex on the south coast of Great Britain. Brighton has long been renowned throughout the UK and Europe as gay-friendly, and is home to a large LGBT community.
Hector - in Greek mythology, a Trojan prince (son of Priam and Hecuba) and the greatest fighter for Troy in the Trojan War.
ormer - [American Heritage Dictionary] noun Chiefly British An abalone, especially of the species Haliotis tuberculata, found chiefly in the Channel Islands.
stick - noun 3 British informal severe criticism or treatment: I took a lot of stick from the press.
Signing off for today - Falcon
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