Puzzle at a Glance |
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Daily Telegraph Puzzle Number DT 26519 | |
Publication Date in The Daily Telegraph Wednesday, April 6, 2011 | |
Setter Jay | |
Link to Full Review Big Dave's Crossword Blog [DT 26519] | |
Big Dave's Review Written By Pommers | |
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 █ - reviewed by Falcon for Big Dave's blog | |
Introduction
Not a difficult puzzle today, but still a very enjoyable solve. I learned a new bit of British slang today - the term meaning scourge which is the solution to 6d.
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.
base rate - noun (in the UK) the interest rate set by the Bank of England for lending to other banks, used as the benchmark for interest rates generally.
Appearing in Solutions:
bag - noun 3 (bags) British dated loose-fitting trousers.
blag - verb 2 British informal obtain (something) by clever talk or lying: they blagged two free tickets to France
D1 - noun [3rd entry] the fourth-highest category of academic mark.
E1 - noun [3rd entry] the fifth-highest class of academic mark.
*L2 - abbreviation [5th entry] British (on a motor vehicle) learner driver.
*R2 - abbreviation [13th entry] Cricket [not to mention baseball] (on scorecards) run(s)
rate1 - verb 2 [http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/rate?rskey=Gq28Iw&result=2] informal have a high opinion of: Mike certainly rated her, goodness knows why
TT - abbreviation [1st entry] teetotal. [2nd entry] teetotaller.
united - [2nd entry] adjective British used in names of soccer and other sports teams formed by amalgamation: Oxford United
Signing off for today - Falcon
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