Friday, September 18, 2009 (DT 25922)

This puzzle was originally published Thursday, May 7, 2009 in The Daily Telegraph

Introduction

Today's puzzle, while quite an enjoyable exercise, is definitely among the easiest that we have seen in quite some time - and, for once, my assessment seems to be in tune with the Brits.

Today's Glossary

Some possibly unfamiliar abbreviations, people, places, words and expressions used in today's puzzle

lag - Brit. a habitual convict

publican - Brit. the keeper of a public house (i.e., the landlord of a pub)

yeoman - a farmer who cultivates his own land, especially a member of a former class of small freeholders in England (defn. 5)

Today's Links

I found no questions on AnswerBank discussing today's puzzle.

Gazza's review of today's puzzle may be found at Big Dave's Telegraph Crossword Blog [DT 25922].

Commentary on Today's Puzzle

5d Increases support for campaign for exercises (4-3)

While the solution was easy to find, I needed Gazza's explanation to understand the wordplay. I was mistakenly trying to construct an explanation around "support" meaning "push".

Signing off for today - Falcon