Thursday, September 10, 2009 (DT 25916)

This puzzle was originally published Thursday, April 30, 2009 in The Daily Telegraph

Introduction

I found today's puzzle to be definitely a bit more difficult than yesterday's, and I had to dig into the Tool Chest fairly early. I did complete the puzzle but without fully comprehending the wordplay on one clue.

Today's Glossary

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

gite - in France: a self-catering holiday cottage

sub - Brit. an advance against one's wages, esp. one granted as a subsistence allowance (noun, defn. 8)

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 25916].

Commentary on Today's Puzzle

9a Singular origin of neglect in French house fire (6)

The wordplay in this clue would surely have been obvious had I only known what a "gite" is (see Today's Glossary).

Signing off for today - Falcon