Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - DT 26728

Puzzle at a Glance

Daily Telegraph Puzzle Number DT 26728
Publication Date in The Daily Telegraph Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Setter Unknown
Link to Full Review Big Dave's Crossword Blog [DT 26728]
Big Dave's Review Written By Gazza
Big Dave's Rating
Difficulty - ★★	Enjoyment - ★★
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Introduction

I thought that this was a bit of an IKEA puzzle. You merely need to carefully follow the instructions and you can assemble the solutions. There is not a lot of lateral thinking required and I don't recall any of those "Oh ho!" moments when the penny finally drops. Other than the somnolent British politician, I didn't note any Briticisms in the puzzle - but maybe I'm just beginning to think like a Brit!

Notes on Today's Puzzle

This commentary is intended to serve as a supplement to the review of this puzzle found at Big Dave's Crossword Blog, to which a link is provided in the table above.

30a   Makes prisoners trust Clarke’s first reforms (10)

Ken Clarke is a British Conservative politician, currently Member of Parliament for Rushcliffe, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice - and who apparently gained notoriety for "falling asleep during the Chancellor’s budget speech".

Key to Reference Sources: 

^[1]   - The Chambers Dictionary, 11th Edition
^[2]   - Search Chambers - (Chambers 21st Century Dictionary)
^[3]   - TheFreeDictionary.com (American Heritage Dictionary)
^[4]   - TheFreeDictionary.com (Collins English Dictionary)
^[5]   - Oxford Dictionaries (Oxford Dictionary of English)
^[6]   - Oxford Dictionaries (Oxford American Dictionary)
^[7]   - Wikipedia
^[8]   - Reverso Online Dictionary (Collins French-English Dictionary)
^[9]   - Infoplease (Random House Unabridged Dictionary)
^[10] - CollinsDictionary.com (Collins English Dictionary)

Signing off for today - Falcon