Puzzle at a Glance
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Puzzle number in The Daily Telegraph
DT 29645 | |
Publication date in The Daily Telegraph
Friday, April 9, 2021 | |
Setter
Zandio | |
Link to full review
Big Dave's Crossword Blog [DT 29645]
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Big Dave's Crossword Blog review written by
Deep Threat | |
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
This is definitely a puzzle requiring one to think outside the box. For those who enjoy whimsical clues, this offering from Zandio is a feast.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 | Smashes // favourite condiment pots, noisily (11) |
Best meaning favourite as in "best friend".
| 7a | Notice in Harlem bar: 'Goodbye, // Prohibition!' (7) |
| 8a | Westbound motorway cutting killed a // deer maybe (7) |
Motorway[2,5] (abbreviation M[5]) is a British, Australian, and New Zealand term for a dual-carriageway road [divided highway] designed for fast-moving traffic, especially one with three lanes per carriageway [direction of travel] and limited access and exit points [controlled access].
| 10a | Install // Conservative, in moving scene (8) |
"Conservative " = C | CON [member of British political party]
The abbreviation for Conservative may be either C.[10] or Con.[10].
The Conservative Party[5] is a major right of centre British political party promoting free enterprise and private ownership that emerged from the old Tory Party* under Sir Robert Peel in the 1830s and 1840s.
* Historically, a Tory[10] was a member of the English political party that opposed the exclusion of James, Duke of York from the royal succession (1679–80). Tory remained the label for subsequent major conservative interests until they gave birth to the Conservative Party in the 1830s.
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The abbreviation for Conservative may be either C.[10] or Con.[10].
The Conservative Party[5] is a major right of centre British political party promoting free enterprise and private ownership that emerged from the old Tory Party* under Sir Robert Peel in the 1830s and 1840s.
* Historically, a Tory[10] was a member of the English political party that opposed the exclusion of James, Duke of York from the royal succession (1679–80). Tory remained the label for subsequent major conservative interests until they gave birth to the Conservative Party in the 1830s.
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| 11a | English flower for each one // canvassed (6) |
Flower is used in the whimsical cryptic crossword sense of something that flows — in other words, a river.
The Cam[10] is a river in eastern England, in Cambridgeshire, flowing through Cambridge to the Great Ouse (river).
| 13a | One making his voice heard /via/ ballot box -- nothing odd about that (4) |
| 14a | Lot of publicity before unhappy // oceanic homecoming (10) |
| 16a | Get fitter // calves, once exercised (10) |
| 18a | Insect // food? (4) |
| 21a | Popular viewpoint /for/ new pupils perhaps (6) |
| 22a | Antony's apology? (3,5) |
Mark Antony[5] (circa 83-30 BC)
was a Roman general and triumvir; Latin name Marcus Antonius. (show more )
A supporter of Julius Caesar, he was appointed one of the triumvirate after Caesar’s murder. Following the battle of Philippi he took charge of the Eastern Empire, where he established his association with Cleopatra. Quarrels with Octavian led finally to his defeat at the battle of Actium and to his suicide.
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A supporter of Julius Caesar, he was appointed one of the triumvirate after Caesar’s murder. Following the battle of Philippi he took charge of the Eastern Empire, where he established his association with Cleopatra. Quarrels with Octavian led finally to his defeat at the battle of Actium and to his suicide.
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Mea culpa*[5] is a Latin phrase used as an acknowledgement of one's fault or error.
* Latin, ‘by my fault’
| 24a | More fancy following golf? // It's long and really slow-moving! (7) |
| 25a | Jack turned out /and/ fought for a lady's favour (7) |
| 26a | 18 // euros (6,5) |
The
numeral "18" is a cross
reference indicator pointing to clue 18a (show more ).
To complete the clue, a solver must replace the cross reference indicator with the solution to the clue starting in the light* identified by the cross reference indicator.
The cross reference indicator may include a directional indicator but this is customarily done only in situations where there are both Across and Down clues originating in the light that is being referenced.
* light-coloured cell in the grid
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To complete the clue, a solver must replace the cross reference indicator with the solution to the clue starting in the light* identified by the cross reference indicator.
The cross reference indicator may include a directional indicator but this is customarily done only in situations where there are both Across and Down clues originating in the light that is being referenced.
* light-coloured cell in the grid
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What did he say?
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In his review on Big Dave's Crossword Blog, Deep Threat describes the solution to the second definition asEmmanuel Macron[5] is the president of France.an informal way you might describe the euro in M. Macron’s empire. |
Down
| 1d | Take care of issue /featuring/ sweetheart and model (4-3) |
Issue[5] is a legal term denoting children of one's own ⇒
the earl died without male issue.
| 2d | Angry, endless argument /causing/ pain in the heart (6) |
| 3d | White on top, looking cool! (4-6) |
| 4d | Spill the beans /and/ stewed kale (4) |
| 5d | Cuddled by Irish Pat, I perked up -- // blessed memories! (8) |
| 6d | Cleaner // falling over, oops! -- carrying something from the butcher's (7) |
| 7d | What looks infectious, /making you/ attractive? (3-8) |
| 9d | Spa committee // where one might stand before 14? (11) |
The numeral "14" is a cross reference indicator pointing to clue 14a (show more ).
To complete the clue, a solver must replace the cross reference indicator with the solution to the clue starting in the light* identified by the cross reference indicator.
The cross reference indicator may include a directional indicator but this is customarily done only in situations where there are both Across and Down clues originating in the light that is being referenced.
* light-coloured cell in the grid
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To complete the clue, a solver must replace the cross reference indicator with the solution to the clue starting in the light* identified by the cross reference indicator.
The cross reference indicator may include a directional indicator but this is customarily done only in situations where there are both Across and Down clues originating in the light that is being referenced.
* light-coloured cell in the grid
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| 12d | Fault-finding // ruined the chat before work (7,3) |
| 15d | Defender with axe /and/ boomerang (8) |
A back[5] is a player in a team game who plays in a defensive position* behind the forwards ⇒
their backs showed some impressive running and passing.
* except, of course, in North American football where there are both offensive backs and defensive backs
| 17d | Awfully // crumbly hot flan (3,4) |
Not half[5] is an informal British expression meaning to an extreme degree or very much so ⇒
she didn’t half flare up!*.
* meaning that she flared up up to an extreme degree (she was not merely "half upset" but fully upset) or, in other words, she hit the roof
Here and There
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| To Brits, a flan[2]
is an open pastry or sponge case with a savoury or fruit filling,
usually round in shape. While one may encounter this meaning in North America, the word flan[3,11] is also—and perhaps more commonly—used as an another name for crème caramel, a custard that is baked in a caramel-lined mold and served chilled with the caramel side up. |
| 19d | Described /being/ part of the family (7) |
| 20d | Denounce // copper's inside expert (6) |
| 23d | River creature // caught twice eating or on its back (4) |
"caught " = C [cricket notation]
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] - Lexico (formerly Oxford Dictionaries Online) (Oxford Dictionary of English)
[6] - Lexico (formerly Oxford Dictionaries Online) (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)
[15] - CollinsDictionary.com (Penguin Random House LLC/HarperCollins Publishers Ltd )
Signing off for today — Falcon
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