Tuesday, February 8, 2011 (DT 26394)

Daily Telegraph Puzzle Number DT 26394
Publication Date in The Daily Telegraph Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Setter Jay
Link to Full Review Big Dave's Crossword Blog [DT 26394]
Big Dave's Review Written By Falcon
Big Dave's Rating
Difficulty - ***	Enjoyment - ***
Falcon's Performance ┌────┬────┬────┬────┐ ████████████████████ └────┴────┴────┴────┘
Notes The National Post has skipped DT 26390 through DT 26393 which were published in The Daily Telegraph from Friday, November 5 through Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Introduction

Today the National Post has deviated from the publication schedule that it has followed for quite some time - skipping several puzzles in the process. As I began work on this puzzle, it started to seem very familiar. It didn't take me long to realize that it was one that I had reviewed for Big Dave's site back in November. As a result, the performance bar is pretty meaningless today (although, I would definitely have been more than a little embarrassed if I had not been able to complete the puzzle the second time around).

Today's Glossary

Selected abbreviations, people, places, words and expressions appearing in today's puzzle

Appearing in Solutions:

IOW - abbreviation 1 Isle of Wight, an island off the south coast of England, a county since 1974; population 131,700 (est. 2009); administrative centre, Newport. It lies at the entrance to Southampton Water and is separated from the mainland by the Solent and Spithead.

Isle of Man - an island in the Irish Sea which is a British Crown dependency having home rule, with its own legislature (the Tynwald) and judicial system; population 82,000 (est. 2009); capital, Douglas. The island was part of the Norse kingdom of the Hebrides in the Middle Ages, passing into Scottish hands in 1266 for a time, until the English gained control in the early 15th century. Its ancient language, Manx, is still occasionally used for ceremonial purposes.

master¹ - noun 2 a man in charge of an organization or group, in particular: [1^st entry] British a male schoolteacher: the games master

postal vote - noun British a vote sent in by post rather than cast in person

Signing off for today - Falcon