Tuesday, September 6, 2011 - DT 26577

Puzzle at a Glance

Daily Telegraph Puzzle Number DT 26577
Publication Date in The Daily Telegraph Monday, June 13, 2011
Setter Rufus
Link to Full Review Big Dave's Crossword Blog [DT 26577]
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 █ - reviewed by Falcon for Big Dave's blog
Notes The National Post has skipped DT 26576 which was published in The Daily Telegraph on Saturday, June 11, 2011

Introduction

This puzzle is pretty well what we would expect from Rufus - enjoyable without being too difficult. While I was able to complete three of the quadrants without assistance, my electronic aids saw extensive action in the south-east region.

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.

kit¹ - noun 1 a set of articles or equipment needed for a specific purpose: a first-aid kit

While the word kit is commonly used in North America in expressions such as first-aid kit or model airplane kit, it would not be used in the context found in this clue (and apparently common in Britain) to mean the gear or equipment used by a touring band.

square cut - noun Cricket a cut hit square on the offside.

vest - noun 1 British [North American undershirt] an undergarment worn on the upper part of the body, typically having no sleeves.

Appearing in Solutions:

gaol - British alternative spelling of jail

jumble sale - noun British a sale of miscellaneous second-hand articles, typically held in order to raise money for a charity or a special event.

*lo - exclamation archaic used to draw attention to an interesting or amazing event: and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them

*MB - abbreviation Bachelor of Medicine [from Latin Medicinae Baccalaureus], the professional degree held by medical practitioners in Britain [equivalent to a North American MD (Medical Doctor, from Latin Medicinae Doctor)]

oval - noun [2^nd entry] an oval sports field or racing track.

The Oval - the former (and still commonly used) name of The KIA Oval, an international cricket ground in Kennington, in the London Borough of Lambeth which  is the home ground of Surrey County Cricket Club, and also traditionally hosts the final Test match of each English summer season in late August or early September.

quid¹ - noun British informal one pound sterling: we paid him four hundred quid

quid² - noun a lump of tobacco for chewing.

singlet - noun 1 chiefly British a sleeveless garment worn under or instead of a shirt; a vest [see definition in Appearing in Clues].

*tar² - noun informal, dated a sailor.

Signing off for today - Falcon