Puzzle at a Glance |
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Daily Telegraph Puzzle Number DT 26475 | |
Publication Date in The Daily Telegraph Monday, February 14, 2011 | |
Setter Rufus | |
Link to Full Review Big Dave's Crossword Blog [DT 26475] | |
Big Dave's Review Written By Libellule | |
Big Dave's Rating | |
| Difficulty - ★★ | Enjoyment - ★★★ |
Falcon's Performance ┌────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┐ ███████████████████████████████████ └────┴────┴────┴────┴────┴────┴────┘ Legend: █ - solved without assistance █ - incorrect prior to use of puzzle solving tools █ - solved with assistance from puzzle solving tools █ - unsolved or incorrect prior to visiting Big Dave's blog | |
Notes The National Post has skipped DT 26474 which was published in The Daily Telegraph on Saturday, February 12, 2011 | |
Introduction
Today we have the usual entertaining but not overly difficult offering from Rufus. I was able to complete the puzzle without electronic assistance - in part, due to being out of reach of my Tool Chest. However, I must confess to having missed a bit of the wordplay on 2d. As for 12d, this is the second time that I've encountered this dessert in recent puzzles. Every time I see this term, I can't help but think that it should be the name of a social disease.
Today's Glossary
Selected abbreviations, people, places, words and expressions appearing in today's puzzle.
[An asterisk beside an entry merely indicates that it has been taken it from a Cumulative Glossary of entries which have previously appeared, in either this blog or its companion blog, the Ottawa Citizen Cryptic Crossword Forum.]
[An asterisk beside an entry merely indicates that it has been taken it from a Cumulative Glossary of entries which have previously appeared, in either this blog or its companion blog, the Ottawa Citizen Cryptic Crossword Forum.]
Appearing in Clues:
Meanings listed in this section may reflect how the word is used in the surface reading of the clue. Of course, that meaning may be contributing to the misdirection that the setter is attempting to create.
Manchester United Football Club - English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League.
veil - noun 1 [2nd entry] a piece of fabric forming part of a nun's headdress, resting on the head and shoulders.
Appearing in Solutions:
au - French to the
cat's eye - noun 2 (catseye) British trademark a reflective stud set into a road as one of a series to mark traffic lanes or the edge of the carriageway by reflecting light from headlights. [Note: Oxford Dictionaries Online gives the foregoing two spellings for this word, neither of which match that used in the puzzle. The entry in Search Chambers (which is based on the Chambers 21st Century Dictionary) is virtually identical to that in Oxford. However, The Chambers Dictionary, 11th Edition has the spelling as Cat's-eye. ]
char3 (also cha or chai) - noun British informal tea.
copy typist - noun a person whose job is to type transcripts of written drafts.
Fr - abbreviation Father (as a courtesy title of priests): Fr Buckley [from French frère, literally 'brother']
frau - German wife
Manchester City Football Club - English Premier League football club who play at the City of Manchester Stadium.
mother's ruin - noun British informal gin.
spotted dick - noun British a suet pudding containing currants.
Signing off for today - Falcon
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