Wednesday, November 2, 2011 - DT 26627

Puzzle at a Glance

Daily Telegraph Puzzle Number DT 26627
Publication Date in The Daily Telegraph Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Setter Jay
Link to Full Review Big Dave's Crossword Blog [DT 26627]
Big Dave's Review Written By Falcon
Big Dave's Rating
Difficulty - ★★	Enjoyment - ★★★
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Introduction

This morning, I quickly recognized this puzzle as one that I had reviewed for Big Dave's Crossword Blog when it was originally published in the Daily Telegraph. That is not always the case - sometimes I am well into a puzzle before that feeling of déjà vu comes over me. I did fear momentarily that I would have to look at my own hints to complete the puzzle. However, after a few more moments of intense cogitation, the final two answers came to me.

Notes on Today's Puzzle

This commentary is intended to serve as a supplement to the review of this puzzle found at Big Dave's Crossword Blog, to which a link is provided in the table above.

12a   One wants to change something for a carpenter (5,3)

A tenon saw² is a small fine-toothed saw, used especially for cutting tenons. Judging by the dictionaries in which it is found, it may be primarily a British term. It is a type of back saw⁷, the name by which I know it.

22a   Part of planet motorists accept is going backwards (4)

The Automobile Association (AA)⁷ is a British counterpart to the American Automobile Association (AAA)⁷ and the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA)⁷.

1d   Peers’ dress under street lights (7)

A peer⁵ is a member of the nobility in Britain or Ireland, comprising the ranks of duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron. In the British peerage, earldoms and baronies were the earliest to be conferred; dukes were created from 1337, marquesses from the end of the 14th century, and viscounts from 1440. Such peerages are hereditary, although since 1958 there have also been non-hereditary life peerages. All peers were entitled to a seat in the House of Lords until 1999, when their number was restricted to 92 as an interim reform measure.

4d   Part of London where men do not change (8)

Edmonton⁷ is an area in the east of the London Borough of Enfield, England, 8.6 miles (13.8 km) north-north-east of Charing Cross (Charing Cross is considered to be the centre of London). Edmonton was the home town of Sir James Winter Lake, director of the Hudson's Bay Company. The company's trading outpost named after Edmonton is now the capital of what is today the Canadian province of Alberta.

6d   Instrument from old estate, say, indicator not actually starting (7)

In the UK, an estate⁵ (also estate car⁵) is a car with a large carrying area behind the seats, accessed by a door at the rear. In North America, such a vehicle would be called a station wagon.

References: 
¹ - The Chambers Dictionary, 11th Edition
² - Search Chambers - (Chambers 21st Century Dictionary)
³ - TheFreeDictionary.com (American Heritage Dictionary)
⁴ - TheFreeDictionary.com (Collins English Dictionary)
⁵ - Oxford Dictionaries Online (Oxford Dictionary of English)
⁶ - Oxford Dictionaries Online (Oxford American Dictionary)
⁷ - Wikipedia

Signing off for today - Falcon