Thursday, September 8, 2011 - DT 26579

Puzzle at a Glance

Daily Telegraph Puzzle Number DT 26579
Publication Date in The Daily Telegraph Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Setter Jay
Link to Full Review Big Dave's Crossword Blog [DT 26579]
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Introduction

In today's session, we receive a brief review of yesterday's lesson on English geography. We then move on to a survey of British exclamations.

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 Clues:

Meanings listed in this section may reflect how the word is used in the surface reading of the clue. Of course, that meaning may be contributing to the misdirection that the setter is attempting to create.

blimey (also cor blimey) - exclamation British informal used to express surprise, excitement, or alarm.

Geordie - British informal noun [a] a person from Tyneside. [b] the English dialect or accent typical of people from Tyneside. adjective relating to Tyneside, its people, or their accent or dialect: Geordie humour

Tyneside - an industrial conurbation on the banks of the River Tyne, in NE England, stretching from Newcastle upon Tyne to the coast.

Appearing in Solutions:

conservatory - noun 1 British a room with a glass roof and walls, attached to a house at one side and used as a sun lounge or for growing delicate plants: keep plant cuttings in a frost-free conservatory or greenhouse 2 North American  another term for conservatoire

conservatoire - noun British a college for the study of classical music or other arts, typically in the continental European tradition: she studies piano and violin at the Paris Conservatoire

*cor - exclamation British informal expressing surprise, excitement, admiration, or alarm: Cor! That‘s a beautiful black eye you’ve got!

docusoap - noun [likely British] a documentary following people in a particular occupation or location over a period of time: the docusoap Airport reminded many of us exactly why we stay put

drongo - noun 2 informal, chiefly Australian/NZ a stupid or incompetent person: I gave that drongo fifty dollars and he only gave me change for ten!

neck - noun 12. [likely British] informal impudence; audacity: he had the neck to ask for a rise [North American raise]

*or² - noun gold or yellow, as a heraldic tincture.

OT - abbreviation [3^rd entry] Old Testament [and, as a cryptic crossword convention, books]

pud - noun British informal short for pudding

pudding - noun chiefly British 1 [a] a cooked sweet dish served after the main course of a meal: [i] a rice pudding [ii] a good helping of pudding [b] the dessert course of a meal: what’s for pudding? [c] North American a dessert with a soft or creamy consistency. 2 [a] a sweet or savoury steamed dish made with suet and flour: a steak and kidney pudding [b] the intestines of a pig or sheep stuffed with oatmeal, spices, and meat and boiled. [c] informal a fat or stupid person: away with you, you big pudding!

ta - exclamation British informal thank you: ‘Ta,’  said Willie gratefully

wigeon (also widgeon) - noun a dabbling duck with mainly reddish-brown and grey plumage, the male having a whistling call. [Genus Anas, family Anatidae: three species, in particular the European wigeon (A. penelope) and the American wigeon (A. americana)]

Signing off for today - Falcon