Puzzle at a Glance
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Puzzle Number in The Daily Telegraph
DT 29182 | |
Publication Date in The Daily Telegraph
Tuesday, October 15, 2019 | |
Setter
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Link to Full Review
Big Dave's Crossword Blog [DT 29182] | |
Big Dave's Crossword Blog Review Written By
Mr K | |
BD Rating
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| Difficulty - ★★ | Enjoyment - ★★ |
Falcon's Experience
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Legend:
█ - solved without assistance
█ - incorrect prior to use of puzzle solving tools
█ - solved with assistance from puzzle solving tools
█ - solved with aid of checking letters provided by puzzle solving tools
█ - solved but without fully parsing the clue
█ - unsolved or incorrect prior to visiting Big Dave's Crossword Blog
█ - solved with aid of checking letters provided by solutions from Big Dave's Crossword Blog
█ - reviewed by Falcon for Big Dave's Crossword Blog
█ - yet to be solved
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Notes
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This puzzle appears on the Monday Diversions page in the Saturday, May 9, 2020 edition of the National Post.
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Introduction
Although this was a "Tuesday" puzzle in the UK, its difficulty level is appropriate to a Monday.I invite you to leave a comment to let us know how you fared with the puzzle.
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.
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Across
| 1a | Violently stabbed rake /in/ stomach (11) |
| 7a | Small toast: // sing entertaining duet on a regular basis (7) |
| 8a | A great number /in/ factory having one on (7) |
| 10a | Going topless, hesitate // to change (5) |
| 11a | Firm // can set out to limit debt (9) |
| 12a | Send crazy /in/ Delaware mountains (7) |
In official postal use, the abbreviation for the US state of Delaware is DE[5].
| 14a | Broadcast ruined if I /should be/ correct (7) |
| 15a | Plans // seem strange, following small church (7) |
| 18a | Stock drink /getting/ complaint before meal (4,3) |
Tea may be either a drink or a meal, especially in Britain. (read more )
The British distinguish between afternoon tea and high tea, although both may be referred to simply as tea[10]. Afternoon tea[2,5,7,10] (or low tea) is a light afternoon meal, typically eaten between 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm, at which tea, sandwiches, biscuits [British term for cookies or crackers] and cakes are served.
High tea[7] (also known as meat tea) is the evening meal or dinner of the working class, typically eaten between 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm. It typically consists of a hot dish such as fish and chips, shepherd's pie, or macaroni cheese [macaroni and cheese to North Americans], followed by cakes and bread, butter and jam. Occasionally there would be cold cuts of meat, such as ham salad. Traditionally high tea was eaten by middle to upper class children (whose parents would have a more formal dinner later) or by labourers, miners and the like when they came home from work. The term was first used around 1825 and high is used in the sense of well-advanced (like high noon, for example) to signify that it was taken later in the day.
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The British distinguish between afternoon tea and high tea, although both may be referred to simply as tea[10]. Afternoon tea[2,5,7,10] (or low tea) is a light afternoon meal, typically eaten between 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm, at which tea, sandwiches, biscuits [British term for cookies or crackers] and cakes are served.
High tea[7] (also known as meat tea) is the evening meal or dinner of the working class, typically eaten between 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm. It typically consists of a hot dish such as fish and chips, shepherd's pie, or macaroni cheese [macaroni and cheese to North Americans], followed by cakes and bread, butter and jam. Occasionally there would be cold cuts of meat, such as ham salad. Traditionally high tea was eaten by middle to upper class children (whose parents would have a more formal dinner later) or by labourers, miners and the like when they came home from work. The term was first used around 1825 and high is used in the sense of well-advanced (like high noon, for example) to signify that it was taken later in the day.
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Stock[5] may simply denote a liquid made by cooking bones, meat, fish, or vegetables slowly in water, used as a basis for the preparation of soup, gravy, or sauces ⇒
a pint of chicken stock. On the other hand, stock[5] may allude to farm animals such as cattle, pigs, and sheep, bred and kept for their meat or milk.
Beef tea[5] is a British term for a drink made from stewed extract of beef, used as nourishment for invalids.
| 20a | Generally, // all at sea (2,3,4) |
The main[5] is an archaic or literary term for the open ocean.
| 21a | Glue // a thin bit of wood (5) |
| 22a | Prophet /seen in/ canal after second half of freeze (7) |
The Kiel Canal[5] is a man-made waterway, 98 km (61 miles) in length, in north-western Germany, running westwards from Kiel to Brunsbüttel at the mouth of the River Elbe. It connects the North Sea with the Baltic and was constructed in 1895 to provide the German navy with a shorter route between these two seas.
Ezekiel[5] was a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who prophesied the forthcoming destruction of Jerusalem and the Jewish nation and inspired hope for the future well-being of a restored state.
| 23a | Harry perhaps, /giving/ very warm encouragement (7) |
Sir Henry Percy[7] (1364–1403), commonly known as Sir Harry Hotspur, or simply Hotspur, was a late-medieval English nobleman. He was a significant captain during the Anglo-Scottish wars. He later led successive rebellions against Henry IV of England and was slain at the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403 at the height of his career.
Delving Deeper
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| Henry Percy, 'Hotspur', is one of Shakespeare's best-known characters. In Henry IV, Part 1, Percy is portrayed as the same age as his rival, Prince Hal, by whom he is slain in single combat. In fact, he was 23 years older than Prince Hal, the future King Henry V, who was a youth of 16 at the date of the Battle of Shrewsbury. The name of one of England's football clubs, Tottenham Hotspur F.C., acknowledges Henry Percy, whose descendants owned land in the neighbourhood of the club's first ground in the Tottenham Marshes. |
| 24a | Of saintly appearance -- /or/ away with the fairies? (5-6) |
Away with the fairies[5] is an informal British expression that means giving the impression of being mad, distracted, or in a dreamworld.
Down
| 1d | Something absorbing found in study? (7) |
| 2d | Tent erected: // register // inside (5) |
The definition appears in the middle of the clue as the setter has used an inverted clue structure to enhance the surface reading. Were we to write the clue in a standard declarative style, it would read;
- Register // inside tent erected (5)
| 3d | Net tied badly /in/ kitchen alcove (7) |
| 4d | Month in solitary, right, /for/ social worker (7) |
Historically, an almoner[5] was an official distributor of alms.
| 5d | Broadcast frequency // reported highly dangerous bike (9) |
The word "KILLER" , when pronounced in a non-rhotic accent (show explanation
) typical of dialects found in many parts of Britain (especially
southeastern England), sounds like "KILLAH". Consequently, the phrase "KILLER CYCLE" sounds like "KILLAH CYCLE" — similar to the
sound of the word "KILOCYCLE" .
Non-rhotic accents omit the sound < r > in certain situations, while rhotic accents generally pronounce < r > in all contexts. Among the several dozen British English accents which exist, many are non-rhotic while American English (US and Canadian) is mainly rhotic. This is, however, a generalisation, as there are areas of Britain that are rhotic, and areas of America that are non-rhotic. For more information, see this guide to pronouncing < r > in British English.
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Non-rhotic accents omit the sound < r > in certain situations, while rhotic accents generally pronounce < r > in all contexts. Among the several dozen British English accents which exist, many are non-rhotic while American English (US and Canadian) is mainly rhotic. This is, however, a generalisation, as there are areas of Britain that are rhotic, and areas of America that are non-rhotic. For more information, see this guide to pronouncing < r > in British English.
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| 6d | Crashed pilot absorbing religious teaching /in/ African city (7) |
The abbreviation for religious instruction* is RI[10].
* According to Wikipedia, "In secular usage, religious education[7] is the teaching of a particular religion (although in England the term religious instruction would refer to the teaching of a particular religion, with religious education referring to teaching about religions in general) and its varied aspects — its beliefs, doctrines, rituals, customs, rites, and personal roles."
Tripoli[5] is the capital and chief port of Libya, on the Mediterranean coast in the north-west of the country. Founded by Phoenicians in the 7th century BC, its ancient name was Oea.
| 7d | Secret // house Germany established in Spain (11) |
| 9d | Person who pulls up and wants to know what's going on? (5,6) |
Nosy parker[5] (or nosey parker[1]) is an informal British term for an overly inquisitive person.
Origin: The expression comes from an early 20th century postcard caption ‘The Adventures of Nosey Parker’, referring to a peeping Tom in London's Hyde Park.
| 13d | Counting // without feeling energy: make a call (9) |
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Ring[5] is an informal — more or less British (show more ) — term for:
In North America, the word would seem to be more accepted as a noun ( I'll give you a ring) than as a verb ( I'll ring you). According to various dictionaries, the word ring used in this sense is:
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| 16d | Husband cooked a motel/'s/ dinner? (3,4) |
| 17d | Mark permitted /to see/ red (7) |
| 18d | Stop most of followers /getting/ Irish spirit (7) |
In Irish legend, a banshee[5] is a female spirit whose wailing warns of a death in a house.
| 19d | Second to leave, took off, // stumbled (7) |
| 21d | So placed /to be/ spotted on the radio? (5) |
Key to Reference Sources:Signing off for today — 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 Advanced 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)
[12] - CollinsDictionary.com (Webster’s New World College Dictionary)
[13] - MacmillanDictionary.com (Macmillan Dictionary)
[14] - CollinsDictionary.com (COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary)
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