Puzzle at a Glance |
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Daily Telegraph Puzzle Number DT 26544 | |
Publication Date in The Daily Telegraph Thursday, May 5, 2011 | |
Setter Ray T | |
Link to Full Review Big Dave's Crossword Blog [DT 26544] | |
Big Dave's Review Written By Big Dave | |
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
My Tool Chest didn't get quite as strenuous a workout as the chart above might suggest. I did resort to it fairly early in the solution process, but once I had found two or three solutions with its help, I was able to set it aside for a while. However, the chart shows the point where I first made use of these electronic aids.
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.
bird - noun 3 British informal a young woman or a man's girlfriend.
ginger group - noun British a highly active faction within a party or movement that presses for stronger action on a particular issue [a description which sounds like it might fit the Tea Party faction within the U.S. Republican Party]
Appearing in Solutions:
beater - noun 1 a person who hits someone or something, in particular: [1st subentry] a person employed to raise game birds for shooting by striking at the ground cover.
*ER - abbreviation Queen Elizabeth. [from Latin Elizabetha Regina]
groyne (US groin) - noun a low wall or sturdy timber barrier built out into the sea from a beach to check erosion and drifting.
optic - noun 3 British trademark a device fastened to the neck of an inverted bottle for measuring out spirits.
*tick1 - noun 2 [2nd entry] British informal a moment: I shan't be a tick; I'll be with you in a tick
Commentary on Today's Puzzle
This commentary should be read in conjunction with the review at Big Dave's Crossword Blog, to which a link is provided in the table above.
4d Nauseating quote compiler raised (6)
The appearance of "compiler" or "setter" in a clue is often a reference to the creator of the puzzle, in which case these words generally must be substituted my a first person pronoun such as "I" or (as is the case today) "ME".
The definition is "nauseating" and the wordplay is a reversal (raised) of {CITE (quote) + ME (compiler)} producing the solution EMETIC.
Signing off for today - Falcon
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