Wednesday, September 16, 2009 (DT 25920)

This puzzle was originally published Tuesday, May 5, 2009 in The Daily Telegraph

Introduction

The degree of difficulty of today's puzzle was pretty much on a par with those of the last few days.

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 25920].

Commentary on Today's Puzzle

21d Hooligan boy back on vehicle (6)

In this clue, "boy" is LAD and "back" indicates a reversal, giving DAL. Putting this "on" (after) a vehicle (VAN) gives VANDAL. While this style of construct (i.e., "on" signifying that the former string is placed "after" the latter string) is often seen in an across clue (e.g., see 9a in today's puzzle), methinks it is a bit unusual for a down clue - in which "on" usually signifies "before" (denoting that the former string is piled on top of the latter string to form the solution).

Signing off for today - Falcon