Puzzle at a Glance
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Puzzle Number in The Daily Telegraph
DT 29272 | |
Publication Date in The Daily Telegraph
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 | |
Setter
Jay (Jeremy Mutch) | |
Link to Full Review
Big Dave's Crossword Blog [DT 29272] | |
Big Dave's Crossword Blog Review Written By
2Kiwis | |
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, September 12, 2020 edition of the National Post.
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Introduction
As the 2Kiwis write in the introduction to their review of the puzzle on Big Dave's Crossword Blog, "Another fine puzzle from Jay". One really does not need to say anything more.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 | Bag /supplied by/ fit patient, for example (8) |
| 5a | Daughter splits /and/ moves off course (6) |
| 9a | Fancy // whistle -- end of time in short (4,5) |
A pipe[5] is a boatswain's whistle ⇒
The boatswain's pipe is the 'modern day' descendant of the flutes used by the Ancient Greeks and Romans to convey orders to the oarsmen and galley slaves.
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.
Dram[5] is a Scottish term for a small drink of whiskey or other spirits ⇒
a wee dram to ward off the winter chill.
| 11a | Approach without a // place for meeting (5) |
| 12a | Sailor // called about trip without regulars (6) |
Rating[5] is a British term for a non-commissioned sailor in the navy ⇒
the rest of the new crew was made up of naval ratings.
Origin: So named from the position or rating held by a sailor, recorded on a ship's books.
Scratching the Surface
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In the surface reading, the setter may have used regular[5] in the sense of a member of the permanent professional armed forces of a country ⇒ the garrison consisted of 200 regulars. |
| 13a | Sceptic /may be/ acting so strangely (8) |
| 15a | Arrangement /may see/ others upset about carbon quota (13) |
| 18a | Plot /of/ redneck hating changes? (7,6) |
A kitchen garden[5] is a garden or area where vegetables, fruit, or herbs are grown for domestic use ⇒
The grounds also include mature trees and shrubs, a kitchen garden, greenhouse and garden shed.
| 22a | Clear // he is taken in by company charter (8) |
| 23a | Like // chutney? (6) |
| 26a | City // store entertaining centre of fashion (5) |
Delhi[5] (also known as Old Delhi) is a walled city on the River Jumna in north central India, which was made the capital of the Mogul empire in 1638 by Shah Jahan (1592–1666).
Delving Deeper
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| New Delhi[5] is the capital of India, a city in north central India built 1912–29 to replace Calcutta (now Kolkata) as the capital of British India. With Delhi, it is part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. |
| 27a | Workers will be after material /for/ officers (9) |
"worker " = ANT
The terms "worker" and "social worker" are commonly used in cryptic crossword puzzles to clue ANT or BEE.
A worker[5] is a neuter or undeveloped female bee, wasp, ant, or other social insect, large numbers of which do the basic work of the colony.
In crossword puzzles, "worker" will most frequently be used to clue ANT and occasionally BEE but I have yet to see it used to clue WASP. Of course, "worker" is sometimes also used to clue HAND or MAN.
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The terms "worker" and "social worker" are commonly used in cryptic crossword puzzles to clue ANT or BEE.
A worker[5] is a neuter or undeveloped female bee, wasp, ant, or other social insect, large numbers of which do the basic work of the colony.
In crossword puzzles, "worker" will most frequently be used to clue ANT and occasionally BEE but I have yet to see it used to clue WASP. Of course, "worker" is sometimes also used to clue HAND or MAN.
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| 28a | Pamper // small group attached to cook, oddly (6) |
| 29a | Meet the cost of accommodating second Balkan // potential witness (6-2) |
Balkan[10] (adjective) means of, denoting, or relating to the Balkan States or their inhabitants, the Balkan Peninsula, or the Balkan Mountains.
Serb[10] (another word for Serbian) is an adjective meaning of, relating to, or characteristic of Serbia (a republic in the Balkans), its people, or their language.
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| 1d | Revolutionary American monks' leader accepting European /is/ better (8) |
A prior[10] is a monk ranking immediately below an abbot. A prior may serve as the head of a small monastery (which is known as a priory[5]) or as the deputy head of a large monastery (which is known as an abbey as it is led by an abbot).
"European " = E [as in E-number]
E[1,2] is the abbreviation for European (as in E number*).
* An E number[1,4,10,14] (or E-number[2,5]) is any of various identification codes required by EU law, consisting of the letter E (for European) followed by a number, that are used to denote food additives such as colourings and preservatives (but excluding flavourings) that have been approved by the European Union.
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E[1,2] is the abbreviation for European (as in E number*).
* An E number[1,4,10,14] (or E-number[2,5]) is any of various identification codes required by EU law, consisting of the letter E (for European) followed by a number, that are used to denote food additives such as colourings and preservatives (but excluding flavourings) that have been approved by the European Union.
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| 2d | Contribution /from/ Russian leader put to the bottom (5) |
Vladimir Putin[5] is a Russian statesman, President 2000-2008 and 2012 to present, Prime Minister 2008–2012.
| 3d | Rhythm /of/ dance organised with church (7) |
"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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| 4d | Look for /and/ understand source of knowledge (4) |
| 6d | Dish /that sees/ gunners fiddle endlessly (7) |
In the British army, a gunner[5] is an artillery soldier (used especially as an official term for a private).
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery[7] (abbreviation RA), is the artillery arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it actually comprises a number of regiments.
| 7d | Penalty -- poor United, missing one, // made small adjustments (4-5) |
Scratching the Surface
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| Manchester United Football Club[7], commonly known as Man United or simply United*, is an English professional football [soccer] club, based in Old Trafford,
Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League (the top level in
the English football league system). * Although, in Britain, the word United[5] is commonly used in the names of soccer and other sports teams formed by amalgamation, it would seem that the name United in the absence of other context would customarily be assumed to be a reference to Manchester United. |
| 8d | Draw // small boat with sails (6) |
The word "small" reprises its role from 28a.
A ketch[5] is a two-masted, fore-and-aft rigged sailing boat with a mizzenmast stepped forward of the rudder and smaller than its foremast.
| 10d | Headache // jet fighter mainly precipitated (8) |
A MiG[7] is a type of Russian jet fighter. The name comes from the initials of the two founders (Mikoyan and Gurevich) of the organization that designs the planes.
| 14d | Gets out concealing feature // works of art (8) |
| 16d | Opening protected by covers /and/ traps (4,5) |
Cakehole[5] (or cake hole[1]) is an informal British term for a person's mouth ⇒
you might at least have the courtesy to keep your cakehole closed.
| 17d | Honestly moving // in secret (2,3,3) |
| 19d | Current needed in burnt out // energy generator (7) |
| 20d | Always seeming younger // during language lessons? (7) |
| 21d | Sharp // American detectives in charge (6) |
"detectives " = CID [Criminal Investigation Department]
| 24d | Secret // hostelry supported by Her Majesty (5) |
"Her Majesty " = ER [regnal cipher of Queen Elizabeth]
| 25d | Enclave of near eastern // region? (4) |
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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