Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - DT 26530

Puzzle at a Glance

Daily Telegraph Puzzle Number DT 26530
Publication Date in The Daily Telegraph Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Setter Shamus
Link to Full Review Big Dave's Crossword Blog [DT 26530]
Big Dave's Review Written By Gazza
Big Dave's Rating
Difficulty - ★ / ★★	Enjoyment - ★★★
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Introduction

A very gentle puzzle today that should not overtax the brain cells.

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.]

Appearing in Solutions:

Aston Villa Football Club - an English professional association football club based near Aston, Birmingham.

back - noun 6 sport a player whose usual position is behind the forwards (see forward noun), and who in most sports is a defender, but who (e.g., in rugby) may also attack.

Eurotunnel (Groupe Eurotunnel S.A.) - the company that manages and operates the Channel Tunnel between Great Britain and France. The Company operates the car shuttle services and earns revenue on other freight and passenger trains passing through the tunnel.

in the round - phrase 1 [a] (of sculpture) standing free with all sides shown, rather than carved in relief against a ground. [b] fully and thoroughly; with all aspects shown: to understand social phenomena one must see them in the round

Commentary on Today's Puzzle

This commentary should be read in conjunction with the review at Big Dave's Crossword Blog, to which a link is provided in the table above.

10a   Time, say, taken by a President once, we hear, to accept name in historic document (5,5)

The definition is "historic document" for which the solution is MAGNA CARTA. The wordplay is MAG (Time, say; i.e., Time is an example of this item) + (taken by) A + CARTA {sounds like (we hear) CARTER (president once)}containing N (name). "Carter", pronounced with the soft British R, would sound like "Carta" (at least in some parts of the U.K.).

Signing off for today - Falcon