Tuesday, July 27, 2010 (DT 26220)

This puzzle, by Jay, was originally published in The Daily Telegraph on Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Introduction

I found it to be a relatively easy puzzle today, an assessment that is confirmed by Tilsit who awards it only two stars for difficulty.

Today's Glossary

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

Used in Clues:

do - verb 5 (3^rd bullet) British informal swindle: a thousand pounds for one set of photographs — Jacqui had been done.

Used in Solutions:

E² - abbreviation 9 International Vehicle Registration code: España (Spanish), Spain.

L² - abbreviation 2 learner driver.

orris² - [Collins English Dictionary] noun a kind of lace made of gold or silver, used esp in the 18th century.

read - verb 5 chiefly British study (an academic subject) at a university: I'm reading English at Cambridge;[no object] : he went to Manchester to read for a BA in Economics.

stag - noun 3 Stock Exchange, British a person who applies for shares in a new issue with a view to selling at once for a profit.

Today's Links

Tilsit's review of today's puzzle may be found at Big Dave's Crossword Blog [DT 26220].

Signing off for today - Falcon