Monday, July 25, 2011 - DT 26539

Puzzle at a Glance

Daily Telegraph Puzzle Number DT 26539
Publication Date in The Daily Telegraph Friday, April 29, 2011
Setter Giovanni
Link to Full Review Big Dave's Crossword Blog [DT 26539]
Big Dave's Review Written By Gazza
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
Notes This puzzle appears on the Monday Diversions page of the Saturday, July 23, 2011 edition of the National Post

Introduction

You should very quickly realize that today's puzzle appeared in the U.K. on the day that Prince William and Kate Middleton were wed. It should not only rekindle memories of that event, but also remind us of their recent visit to Canada which certainly seems to have endeared the royal couple in the hearts of Canadians.

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.]

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.

camp follower - noun [a] a civilian who works in or is attached to a military camp. [b] a person who is nominally attached to a group but does not make a substantial contribution to its activities: cynical opportunists and camp followers

Appearing in Solutions:

Father Ted - a comedy series set in Ireland that aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom over three series from 21 April 1995 until 1 May 1998, including a Christmas special, for a total of 25 episodes. [The series was also carried by television networks in Ireland and Australia, but seemingly not in Canada or the U.S.]

groat - noun historical [1^st enty] any of various medieval European coins, in particular an English silver coin worth four old pence, issued between 1351 and 1662.

Levi¹ - noun 1. Old Testament a.  the third son of Jacob and Leah and the ancestor of the tribe of Levi (Genesis 29:34) b.  the priestly tribe descended from this patriarch (Numbers 18:21-24)

Liverpool Football Club - English professional football club, based in Liverpool, Merseyside, that plays in the Premier League. The second most successful club in the history of English football, Liverpool have won 18 league titles, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups. Liverpool is the most successful English club in European competition, having won five European Cups, the last in 2005, three UEFA Cups and three UEFA Super Cups.

mid-on - noun Cricket [a] a fielding position on the on side near the bowler. [b] a fielder at mid-on.

*on - (also on side) noun Cricket the leg side (or, simply, leg), noun 5 the half of the field (as divided lengthways through the pitch) away from which the batsman's feet are pointed when standing to receive the ball.  The opposite of off.

myrmidon - noun a follower or subordinate of a powerful person, typically one who is unscrupulous or carries out orders unquestioningly: one of Hitler's myrmidons

*N³ - symbol chess knight.

Niobe - Greek Mythology the daughter of Tantalus. Apollo and Artemis, enraged because Niobe boasted herself superior to their mother Leto, killed her children and turned her into a stone.

paternoster - noun 1 (in the Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer, especially in Latin. 2 (also paternoster lift) a lift consisting of a series of linked compartments moving continuously on an endless belt.

[English] rose - noun an attractive English girl with a delicate, fair-skinned complexion regarded as typically English.

Signing off for today - Falcon