Puzzle at a Glance |
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Daily Telegraph Puzzle Number DT 26518 | |
Publication Date in The Daily Telegraph Tuesday, April 5, 2011 | |
Setter Shamus | |
Link to Full Review Big Dave's Crossword Blog [DT 26518] | |
Big Dave's Review Written By Gazza | |
Big Dave's Rating | |
| Difficulty - ★★★ | Enjoyment - ★★★ |
Falcon's Performance ┌────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┐ ███████████████████████████████████ └────┴────┴────┴────┴────┴────┴────┘ Legend: █ - solved without assistance █ - incorrect prior to use of puzzle solving tools █ - solved with assistance from puzzle solving tools █ - unsolved or incorrect prior to visiting Big Dave's blog █ - reviewed by Falcon for Big Dave's blog | |
Introduction
Through a fortuitous coincidence of timing, clue 3d is highly appropriate with this spot much in the news these days. Might 13a also be timely? Could it not easily be perceived to be a reference to former U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner - recently forced to resign after sexting a picture of his "bulge" to a young woman on Twitter.
Today's Glossary
Selected abbreviations, people, places, words and expressions appearing in today's puzzle.
[An asterisk beside an entry merely indicates that it has been taken it from a Cumulative Glossary of entries which have previously appeared, in either this blog or its companion blog, the Ottawa Citizen Cryptic Crossword Forum.]
[An asterisk beside an entry merely indicates that it has been taken it from a Cumulative Glossary of entries which have previously appeared, in either this blog or its companion blog, the Ottawa Citizen Cryptic Crossword Forum.]
Appearing in Solutions:
allotment - noun 1 [1st entry] British a plot of land rented by an individual for growing vegetables or flowers.
bakewell tart - noun British a baked open pie consisting of a pastry case lined with jam and filled with almond sponge cake [origin: named after the town of Bakewell in Derbyshire].
*c - abbreviation Cricket (on scorecards) caught by: ME Waugh c Lara b Walsh 19
*CE - abbreviation [1st entry] Church of England
*form - noun 6 chiefly British a class or year in a school, usually given a specifying number: the fifth form.
HE - abbreviation [3rd entry] His or Her Excellency [form of address used for an ambassador].
I3 - abbreviation 5 IVR [International Vehicle Registration] Italy.
ice - noun 1 [3rd entry] complete absence of friendliness or warmth in manner or expression: the ice in his voice was only to hide the pain
know-all - noun British informal a person who behaves as if they know everything. [North American know-it-all]
*MB - abbreviation Bachelor of Medicine [from Latin Medicinae Baccalaureus], the professional degree held by medical practitioners in Britain [equivalent to a North American MD (Medical Doctor, from Latin Medicinae Doctor)]
Queen's [Club] - a private tennis, rackets and squash club in West Kensington, London, England.
uni - noun informal university.
swell - noun 5 informal, dated a fashionable or stylish person of wealth or high social position: a crowd of city swells
tripper - noun British informal a person who goes on a pleasure trip or excursion.
Signing off for today - Falcon
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