It is probably no more than a coincidence, but The National Post (by not publishing on Good Friday and Easter Monday) has caused the publication day of the puzzle in Canada to coincide with what it was in the U.K. - temporarily at least.
Introduction
While not an especially hard puzzle today, some British expressions and geographical references in the southwest quadrant caused me to put out a bit of extra effort.
Today's Glossary
Some possibly unfamiliar abbreviations, people, places, words and expressions used in today's puzzle
W. H. Auden - Anglo-American poet
blini - plural noun (sing. blin) pancakes made from buckwheat flour (ORIGIN Russian)
bran tub - noun Brit. a lucky dip (see below) in which items are buried in bran
DI - abbreviation 2 Detective Inspector [Note: The rank of Inspector exists in police services around the world; however, the level of seniority denoted by the title varies greatly from one service to another.]
IOW - abbreviation Isle of Wight
ken - noun (one’s ken) one’s range of knowledge or sight
kerb - British spelling of curb
lucky dip - noun Brit. a game in which small prizes are concealed in a container and chosen at random by participants
stodge - noun informal,
Ventnor - a seaside resort on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, England
Today's Links
Gazza's review of today's puzzle may be found at Big Dave's Crossword Blog [DT 26112].
There is a lot of discussion on Big Dave's site regarding blini being a Russian pancake. Actually blini is the plural of blin, so blini are Russian pancakes.
Commentary on Today's Puzzle
13d Hole is found on this instrument for novice (9)
Not only is it true to say that "hole is found on this" but one would be equally correct to observe that "this is found on hole". That is, not only is there a hole on every green, but there is a green on every hole on a golf course.
Signing off for today - Falcon
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