Today's puzzle from Cox and Rathvon is full of spoonerisms. A spoonerism is an error in speech or deliberate play on words in which corresponding consonants, vowels, or morphemes are switched (see metathesis). It is named after the Reverend William Archibald Spooner (1844–1930), Warden of New College, Oxford, who was notoriously prone to this tendency.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.
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Appearing in Solutions:
Camelot - the most famous castle and court associated with the legendary King Arthur.
Kleenex - a brand name for a variety of toiletry paper-based products such as facial tissue, bathroom tissue, paper towels, and diapers. The name Kleenex is a registered trademark of Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
Seven Up (properly styled 7 Up) - a brand of a lemon-lime flavored non-caffeinated soft drink. The rights to the brand are held by Dr Pepper Snapple Group in the United States, and PepsiCo (or its licensees) in the rest of the world.
Solution to Today's Puzzle
| Legend: | "*" anagram; "~" sounds like; "<" letters reversed |
| "( )" letters inserted; "_" letters deleted |
Across
1a PEA|L - PEA (small vegetable) + (next to) L (large)
3a CHOP|STICKS - Spoonerism for STOP (halt) + CHICKS (young bird's)
9a AR(IDES)T - IDES (time of month) contained in (in) ART
11a GRAM|MAR - GRAM (unit for [measuring] masses) + MAR (hurt)
12a MASTER PLAN - Spoonerism for PLASTER MAN (guy who does spackling)
13a SLEW - double definition; "myriad" & "felled" (in the sense of 'killed')
15a {TEE SHOT}* - anagram (wiggling) of THE TOES
16a TO(AS)TED - TOTED (carried) containing (around) AS (while)
18a S(EVEN) UP - SUP (have dinner) containing (consuming) EVEN (flat)
21a HANG|ARS - HANG (mount) + ARS (Roman art; i.e., Latin word for art)
23a C(L)UB - L (left) contained in (in the possession of) CUB (National Leaguer; i.e., a member of the Chicago Cubs baseball team which plays in the National League)
24a FLOWER SHOW - Spoonerism of SHOWER FLOW (water pressure in a stall)
26a RE(TIRE)D - TIRE (flag) contained in RED (crimson)
27a VA|GRANT - VA (Spanish go; i.e., Spanish word meaning 'go') + GRANT (confer; as a university degree, for example)
28a BAD MANNERS - Spoonerism for MAD (crazy) + BANNERS (flags)
29a STAR< - reversal (back) of RATS (turncoat's)
Down
1d PLAYMATES - Spoonerism for MAY (springtime) + PLATES (dishes)
2d A|T ISSUE - A + TISSUE (Kleenex)
4d {HOT SPO}*T - anagram (distorted) of PHOTOS + (by) T (time)
5d PAGE|ANT - PAGE (leaf) + ANT (insect)
6d THAI~ - sounds like (announced) TIE (neckwear)
7d CAMEL|OT< - CAMEL (pack animal) + reversal (returning) of TO
8d SHREW_ - SHREWD (smart) with the final letter deleted (not quite ...)
10d ELEPHANT* - anagram (flying) of THE PLANE
14d {MAIN DRAG}* - anagram (dreadful) of A GRIM AND
17d DISHWATER - Spoonerism for WISH (want) + DAUGHTER (girl)
19d VAULTED - double definition; "jumped in gymnastics" & "boxed"
20d PA(LAD)IN - LAD (boy) contained in (in) PAIN (distress)
21d HO(WE)VER - HOVER (linger) containing (around) WE (our group)
22d {AT HEART}* - anagram (nuts) of THAT ARE
23d CAR(O)B - O (doughnut; i.e., a letter that looks like a doughnut) contained in (coated in) CARB (starchy stuff)
25d _ARIA_ - hidden in (found in) vARIAtions
Signing off for today - Falcon
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ReplyDeleteWe are avid crossword doers and have recently tried the National Post Cryptic Crossword but the paper we buy on Saturdays in Ridgeway, Niagara Region Ontario, has no resemblance to the solutions and dates provided here. Is there a different version for this region?
Whats going on?
Thanks
Colin
The National Post does publish regional versions, but I would suspect that the primary difference between these versions may be regional advertising content. The Digital Edition that appears on the National Post website at http://digital.nationalpost.com/epaper/viewer.aspx is the version of the paper distributed in Toronto. It differs from the version we receive here in Ottawa primarily by the inclusion of a Toronto Section and it also has a more extensive Sports Section. It may have a few additional pages and sometimes an article appearing in the Ottawa edition will be replaced by an advertisement in the Toronto edition. However, the Diversions page is always identical in the two papers (aside from the page number sometimes varying between the two editions).
ReplyDeleteDuring the summer months, the National Post does not publish on Monday. The Saturday edition contains both the Saturday Diversions page with the Cox and Rathvon Cryptic Crossword and the Monday Diversions page with a Cryptic Crossword syndicated by the Daily Telegraph.
I certainly can't imagine that the National Post would publish a regional version with a different cryptic crossword puzzle. I would suggest that you examine your paper carefully and verify that you were not looking (for instance) at the Monday Diversions page published in the Saturday paper.
Falcon