Puzzle at a Glance
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Puzzle Number in The Daily Telegraph
DT 29260 | |
Publication Date in The Daily Telegraph
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 | |
Setter
Jay (Jeremy Mutch) | |
Link to Full Review
Big Dave's Crossword Blog [DT 29260] | |
Big Dave's Crossword Blog Review Written By
KiwiColin | |
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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Introduction
I couldn't think of a word to match the checking letters in 11a and so, after wracking my brain for what seemed an eternity, I threw in the towel and resorted to relying on the assistance of a wordfinder program.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 | Place to keep one good // plug (6) |
Spigot[10] can take any of several meanings, including:
- a stopper [plug] for the vent hole of a cask
- a tap, usually of wood, fitted to a cask
- a US name for a tap [faucet]
| 5a | Free trader should cover empty college // houses like this (8) |
Terraced house[10] is the British term for what is known in Canada and the US as a row house or town house, a house that is part of a row of houses, usually identical and having common dividing walls.
| 9a | Cleaner // range kept by nameless woodworker (6,7) |
A carpet sweeper[5] is a manual household implement used for sweeping carpets, having a revolving brush or brushes and a receptacle for dust and dirt.
| 10a | Male ego /of/ Scot confronting his doctor (8) |
In Crosswordland, Mac is a common name for a Scotsman — surpassed in popularity only by Ian.
"doctor " = MO [medical officer]
A medical officer[5] (abbreviation MO[5]) is a doctor in charge of the health services of a civilian or military authority or other organization.
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A medical officer[5] (abbreviation MO[5]) is a doctor in charge of the health services of a civilian or military authority or other organization.
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| 11a | Short // temper (6) |
Short[5] (noun) is a British term for a drink of spirits served in a small measure* or, as Collins English Dictionary puts it, a short[10] is a drink of spirits as opposed to a long drink such as beer.
| 12a | Recall ignoring case of role /for/ elected representative (6) |
| 14a | Generosity /of/ types accepting needs intermittently (8) |
| 16a | Arrange again to incorporate first of cases /for/ part-time judge (8) |
In England and Wales, a recorder[5] is a barrister appointed to serve as a part-time judge.
| 19a | Wife gives aid to // impudent youths (6) |
Whelp[5] is an archaic term for a boy or young man (often as a disparaging form of address) ⇒
too high and mighty to call her ‘Mam’—isn't that so, whelp?.
| 21a | Shut /as result of/ muggy day (6) |
| 23a | Substitutes // put up with error (6,2) |
| 25a | Statement // church intended for broadcast by me, for example (13) |
"church " = CE [Church of England]
The Church of England[10] (abbreviation CE[10]) is the reformed established state Church in England, Catholic in order and basic doctrine, with the Sovereign as its temporal head.
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The Church of England[10] (abbreviation CE[10]) is the reformed established state Church in England, Catholic in order and basic doctrine, with the Sovereign as its temporal head.
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| 26a | Make another judgement // about girls going topless in front of son (8) |
| 27a | Quality /of/ magazine about Britain (6) |
Time[7] (often written in all-caps as TIME) is an American weekly news magazine founded in 1923. In addition to the US edition, Time also publishes several regional international editions. A so-called "Canadian edition" which was essentially the US edition with Canadian advertising and a token amount of Canadian editorial content was discontinued in 2008.
Down
| 2d | Sort of deal // cards on time (7) |
| 3d | Sort out right // measurement for trousers? (5) |
| 4d | Step across certain /to be/ appreciated (9) |
| 5d | Bit of grass // scouts lost on summit of Kilimanjaro (7) |
Scratching the Surface
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| Mount Kilimanjaro[5] is an extinct volcano in northern Tanzania. It has twin peaks, the higher of which, Kibo (5,895 m, 19,340 ft), is the highest mountain in Africa. |
| 6d | Hears about // birds unable to fly (5) |
The rhea[5] is a large flightless bird of South American grasslands, resembling a small ostrich with greyish-brown plumage.
| 7d | Husband leaving chain rattling in fruit // machine (9) |
Here and There
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| Fruit machine[5] is the British name for what is known in North American as a slot machine[5], a
coin-operated gaming machine that generates random combinations of
symbols (typically representing fruit) on a dial, certain combinations
winning varying amounts of money for the player. In the UK, the term slot machine[5] denotes a vending machine selling small items ⇒ Near the back of the pub is a slot machine that sells sex toys, erotic lingerie, massage oil and condoms. |
| 8d | Regularly repair rugs, /finding/ bugs (7) |
| 13d | Charges on skips /for/ such retail outlets (9) |
Charge[5] is used in the sense of to formally accuse (someone) of something, especially an offence under law ⇒
He was also charged with the offence of disobeying a lawful order.
| 15d | Supplier /of/ fresh green nuts ignoring us (9) |
| 17d | Obscure // European Community borders with Spain (7) |
"European Community " = EC
The European Community was the predecessor of the European Union.
Achieving European Union occurred in three stages.
Stage 1: The European Economic Community[5] (abbreviation EEC), an institution of the European Union, is an economic association of western European countries set up by the Treaty of Rome (1957). The original members were France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
Stage 2: The European Community[5] (abbreviation EC) is an economic and political association of certain European countries, incorporated since 1993 in the European Union. The European Community was formed in 1967 from the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), the European Economic Community (EEC), and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom); it comprises also the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the European Court of Justice. Until 1987 it was still commonly known as the EEC. The name ‘European Communities’ is still used in legal contexts where the three distinct organizations are recognized.
Stage 3: The European Union[5] (abbreviation EU) is an economic and political association of certain European countries as a unit with internal free trade and common external tariffs. The European Union was created on 1 November 1993, with the coming into force of the Maastricht Treaty. It encompasses the old European Community (EC) together with two intergovernmental ‘pillars’ for dealing with foreign affairs and with immigration and justice. The terms European Economic Community (EEC) and European Community (EC) continue to be used loosely to refer to what is now the European Union. The European Union consists of 28 member states, 19 of which use the common currency unit, the euro.[7]
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The European Community was the predecessor of the European Union.
Achieving European Union occurred in three stages.
Stage 1: The European Economic Community[5] (abbreviation EEC), an institution of the European Union, is an economic association of western European countries set up by the Treaty of Rome (1957). The original members were France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
Stage 2: The European Community[5] (abbreviation EC) is an economic and political association of certain European countries, incorporated since 1993 in the European Union. The European Community was formed in 1967 from the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), the European Economic Community (EEC), and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom); it comprises also the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the European Court of Justice. Until 1987 it was still commonly known as the EEC. The name ‘European Communities’ is still used in legal contexts where the three distinct organizations are recognized.
Stage 3: The European Union[5] (abbreviation EU) is an economic and political association of certain European countries as a unit with internal free trade and common external tariffs. The European Union was created on 1 November 1993, with the coming into force of the Maastricht Treaty. It encompasses the old European Community (EC) together with two intergovernmental ‘pillars’ for dealing with foreign affairs and with immigration and justice. The terms European Economic Community (EEC) and European Community (EC) continue to be used loosely to refer to what is now the European Union. The European Union consists of 28 member states, 19 of which use the common currency unit, the euro.[7]
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| 18d | Begrudges // lack of parking in awards (7) |
| 20d | Indication /of/ complex protein (7) |
| 22d | Go on and on // in given order travelling north (5) |
| 24d | Hope /to have/ drive and energy in the morning (5) |
Key to Reference Sources:
[1] - The Chambers Dictionary, 11th Edition
[2] - Search Chambers - (Chambers 21st Century Dictionary)
[3] - TheFreeDictionary.com (American Heritage Dictionary)
[4] - TheFreeDictionarycom (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)
Signing off for today — Falcon
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