Introduction
As soon as I saw 1a, I thought we might have a Victoria Day theme today — Prince Albert having been consort to Queen Victoria. However, as I was to discover as I progressed through the puzzle, that seems not to have been the intent of the setters.
Finally, I swear I could hear the gnashing of teeth all the way from Toronto as Leaf fans tackled 20d.
1a {PRINCE ALBERT}* — anagram (repaired) of PRINTER CABLE
9a A(P|P|ARE)L — {PP (two pages) + ARE (†)} contained in AL (†)
10a M(A|D R)USH — MUSH (take a dogsled) containing (carrying) {A (†) + DR (doctor)}
11a TROIS-RIVIERES* — anagram (on the move) of REVISIT ROSIER
13a RUSTLE~ — sounds like (overheard) RUSSELL (Mr. Crowe; New Zealand-born Australian actor Russell Crowe[7])
14a ATHLETIC* — anagram (surprisingly) of LITHE CAT
22a {SAULT STE MARIE}* — anagram (new) of ERA STIMULATES
25a RIGHTER~ — sounds like (outspoken; spoken out loud) WRITER (author)
26a INS(P)ECT — INSECT (bug) containing (around) P (left end [first letter] of Pond)
27a SAINT_GEORGES — anagram (remedied) of SEGREGATIONS
1d PEAK~ — sounds like (pronounced) PEEK (gander)
2d I|M|PET|US — I (†) + M (1000) + PET (favourite) + US (United States)
4d AT LAS|T — ATLAS (book of maps) + (on [in a down clue]) T (time)
5d BUM|P INTO_ — BUM (lame) + PINTO (pony)
6d RA|DII — RA ([Egyptian] sun god) + DII ([Roman numeral for] 502)
12d ORCHESTRA* — anagram (organized) of SHORT RACE
15d LAMBRUSCO* — anagram (ruined) of CRUMB ALSO
18d L(O)UNGE — LUNGE (thrust) containing (with ... in it) O (nothing)
20d _ICE|BERG_ — hidden in (essential to) PatrICE BERGeron
23d _TE|TRA_ — hidden in (caught in) piraTE TRAp
Solution to Today's Puzzle
Legend: | "*" anagram; "~" sounds like; "<" letters reversed |
"( )" letters inserted; "_" letters deleted; "†" explicit in the clue |
Across
1a {PRINCE ALBERT}* — anagram (repaired) of PRINTER CABLE
9a A(P|P|ARE)L — {PP (two pages) + ARE (†)} contained in AL (†)
10a M(A|D R)USH — MUSH (take a dogsled) containing (carrying) {A (†) + DR (doctor)}
11a TROIS-RIVIERES* — anagram (on the move) of REVISIT ROSIER
13a RUSTLE~ — sounds like (overheard) RUSSELL (Mr. Crowe; New Zealand-born Australian actor Russell Crowe[7])
14a ATHLETIC* — anagram (surprisingly) of LITHE CAT
The definition is "with a dynamic body".17a HILAR(IT)Y —HILARY (climber of Everest) containing (describes) IT (†)
On 29 May 1953, New Zealand mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary[7] ( 1919 – 2008) and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed as having reached the summit of Mount Everest.19a E-M|AILS — EM ([nickname for] Emily) + AILS (does poorly)
The use of the word "describe" as a containment indicator is a common cryptic crossword convention. This device relies on describe[3] being used in the sense of to trace the form or outline of ⇒describe a circle with a compass. Thus, in today's clue, we have HILARY containing (describing) IT with the rationale for the wordplay being that the container (HILARY) forms an outline around the contained entity (IT) in a similar manner to the circumference of a circle forming an outline around the circular area contained within it.
22a {SAULT STE MARIE}* — anagram (new) of ERA STIMULATES
25a RIGHTER~ — sounds like (outspoken; spoken out loud) WRITER (author)
26a INS(P)ECT — INSECT (bug) containing (around) P (left end [first letter] of Pond)
27a SAINT_GEORGES — anagram (remedied) of SEGREGATIONS
Down
1d PEAK~ — sounds like (pronounced) PEEK (gander)
2d I|M|PET|US — I (†) + M (1000) + PET (favourite) + US (United States)
I think I-1000 is intended to be a mythical US Interstate highway[7]. I would tend to discount the idea that it refers to Initiative 1000[7] (I-1000) of 2008 that established the U.S. state of Washington's Death with Dignity Act, which legalizes physician-assisted dying with certain restrictions.3d CAR(POOL)ER — CARER (one who minds) containing (about) POOL (shooting game)
4d AT LAS|T — ATLAS (book of maps) + (on [in a down clue]) T (time)
5d BUM|P INTO_ — BUM (lame) + PINTO (pony)
6d RA|DII — RA ([Egyptian] sun god) + DII ([Roman numeral for] 502)
In Egyptian mythology, Ra[5] is the sun god, the supreme Egyptian deity, worshipped as the creator of all life and typically portrayed with a falcon’s head bearing the solar disc. From earliest times he was associated with the pharaoh.7d TU(RRE<)T — reversal (turning) of ERR (mistake [?]) contained in (in) TUT (pharaoh)
Surely, this clue should have read "Make a mistake, turning in Pharaoh's tower".8d PHYSICIST~ — sounds like (heard) {FIZZ (carbonated bubbles) + ASSIST (aid)}
Tutankhamen[5] (died circa 1352 BC), known informally as King Tut, was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, who reigned circa 1361-circa 1352 BC. His tomb, containing a wealth of rich and varied contents, was discovered virtually intact by the English archaeologist Howard Carter in 1922.
12d ORCHESTRA* — anagram (organized) of SHORT RACE
15d LAMBRUSCO* — anagram (ruined) of CRUMB ALSO
Lambrusco[5] is a sparkling red wine made from the Lambrusco grape, a variety of wine grape grown in the Emilia-Romagna region of North Italy.16d S(TATE-R)UN — SUN (star) containing (eating) TATER (spud)
18d L(O)UNGE — LUNGE (thrust) containing (with ... in it) O (nothing)
20d _ICE|BERG_ — hidden in (essential to) PatrICE BERGeron
21d UM|PING — PING (sonar sound) following (after) UM (hesitation)Patrice Bergeron[7] is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who plays for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Patrice Bergeron (c.) Tyler Seguin (r.) and Brad Marchand (l.) of the Boston Bruins celebrate following Bergeron's game-winning overtime goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
In this year's Stanley Cup Playoffs, Bergeron certainly proved to be an iceberg — sinking any hope that the Toronto Maple Leafs might have had to advance to the second round. In the seventh game of round one, he scored at 19:09 of the third period to send the game to overtime, and then scored again at 6:05 in overtime to give Boston a 5-4 win and eliminate Toronto.
23d _TE|TRA_ — hidden in (caught in) piraTE TRAp
A tetra[5] is any of numerous genera and species of small tropical freshwater fish that is typically brightly coloured. Native to Africa and America, many tetras are popular in aquaria.24d OT|IS — OT (Old Testament) + IS (lives)
Elisha Otis[5] (1811 – 1861) was an American inventor and manufacturer. He produced the first efficient elevator with a safety device in 1852.
Key to Reference Sources:Happy Victoria Day — Falcon
[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)
[11] - TheFreeDictionary.com (Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary)
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