Puzzle at a Glance
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Puzzle number in The Daily Telegraph
DT 29677 | |
Publication date in The Daily Telegraph
Monday, May 17, 2021 | |
Setter
Campbell (Allan Scott) | |
Link to full review
Big Dave's Crossword Blog [DT 29677]
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Big Dave's Crossword Blog review written by
pommers | |
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
In Britain, this puzzle was a gentle start to the week—here it is a relaxing end to the week.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 | Mutual respect /shown in/ big town keeping order (6) |
"order " = OM [Order of Merit]
The Order of Merit[7] (abbreviation OM[5]) is a dynastic order recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or for the promotion of culture. Established in 1902 by King Edward VII, admission into the order remains the personal gift of its Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, and is limited to 24 living recipients at one time from these countries plus a limited number of honorary members. The current membership includes one Canadian (former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien).
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The Order of Merit[7] (abbreviation OM[5]) is a dynastic order recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or for the promotion of culture. Established in 1902 by King Edward VII, admission into the order remains the personal gift of its Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, and is limited to 24 living recipients at one time from these countries plus a limited number of honorary members. The current membership includes one Canadian (former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien).
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| 4a | A bodybuilder/'s/ heavenly body? (8) |
| 10a | Auction last of them /in/ state capital (5) |
Salem[5] is the state capital of Oregon, situated on the Willamette River south-west of Portland.
| 11a | Leader of team assigned to study factory/'s/ monotonous routine (9) |
Read[5] is a British term meaning to study (an academic subject) at a university ⇒ (i)
I’m reading English at Cambridge; (ii)
he went to Manchester to read for a BA in Economics.
| 12a | Manure one spread /in/ pen? (7) |
| 13a | Most magnanimous // popular gestures, at heart (7) |
| 14a | Cartoon crew was playing // a piece for piano and orchestra (6,8) |
The Warsaw Concerto[7] is a short work for piano and orchestra by English composer Richard Addinsell, written for the 1941 British film Dangerous Moonlight, which is about the Polish struggle against the 1939 invasion by Nazi Germany. In performance it normally lasts just under ten minutes. It became very popular in Britain during World War II.
| 17a | Cocktail: // liqueur in, as set out (7,7) |
A tequila sunrise[5] is a cocktail containing tequila, orange juice, and grenadine.
| 21a | Indicate // fast train (7) |
| 23a | Record // losses exceeded that in this big enterprise, initially (3,2,2) |
"Let It Be"[7] is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, released in March 1970 as a single, and (in an alternative mix) as the title track of their album Let It Be.
| 24a | Quiet by area, so the Spanish bloke returned /for/ a dance (4,5) |
"the Spanish " = EL [Spanish definite article]
Bloke[5] is an informal British* term for a man ⇒
he’s a nice bloke.
* Very British, but certainly also very familiar to anyone on this side of the pond who has ever watched a British film or television programme.
Bod[5] is an informal British term for a person ⇒
some clever bod wrote a song about them.
Paso doble[5] is the name of a fast-paced ballroom dance based on a Latin American style of marching.
| 25a | Beautiful girl /in/ British lifestyle magazine (5) |
Elle[7] is a worldwide lifestyle magazine of French origin that focuses on fashion, beauty, health, and entertainment. The title means "she" or "her," in French.
| 26a | Model, // celebrity, going around with daughter (8) |
| 27a | Young swan /and/ small seal heard (6) |
Historically, a signet[5] was a small seal, especially one set in a ring, used instead of or with a signature to give authentication to an official document.
A cygnet[5] is a young swan.
Down
| 1d | All the players losing /could get one/ depressed (4,4) |
| 2d | Hospital employee/'s/ unusual surname the Parisian adopted (4,5) |
"the French " = LE [French definite article]
| 3d | Humour shown over Arp's first // method of painting (7) |
Humour[5] (US humor) is used in the sense of a mood or state of mind ⇒ (i)
her good humour vanished; (ii)
the clash hadn't improved his humour.
Temper[5] is used in the sense of a person's state of mind seen in terms of their being angry or calm ⇒
he rushed out in a very bad temper.
Tempera[11] is a water paint in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
Scratching the Surface
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| Jean Arp[5] (1887–1966) was a French painter, sculptor, and poet; also known as Hans Arp. He was a co-founder of the Dada movement and is noted for his three-dimensional abstract curvilinear sculptures in marble and bronze. |
| 5d | This may tarnish // top-notch household cutlery (8,6) |
| 6d | Advocate /has/ foremost of degrees in English Language? (7) |
Norse[5] is the Norwegian language, especially in an ancient or medieval form, or the Scandinavian language group.
| 7d | Kept in readiness /in/ old Mediterranean resort (2,3) |
"old " = O [linguistics]
In linguistics, O[12] is the abbreviation for Old ⇒ (i)
However, a second entry from this same source shows o (lower case) meaning old (not capitalized) suggesting that the use of this abbreviation may not necessarily be confined to the field of linguistics.
Another possibility arises from the British abbreviation OAP[5] standing for old-age pensioner.
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In linguistics, O[12] is the abbreviation for Old ⇒ (i)
OFr[Old French]; (ii)
OE[Old English].
However, a second entry from this same source shows o (lower case) meaning old (not capitalized) suggesting that the use of this abbreviation may not necessarily be confined to the field of linguistics.
Another possibility arises from the British abbreviation OAP[5] standing for old-age pensioner.
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Nice[5] is a resort city on the French Riviera, near the border with Italy.
| 8d | The Italian employed in time // to prepare pupils for examination? (6) |
In Italian, the masculine singular form of the definite article is il[8].
| 9d | Pip, unfriendly and staid, // fully alert? (5-4,5) |
Scratching the Surface
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| Pip[7] is a common nickname for Philip (including its numerous alternative spellings and feminine forms). |
| 15d | Worry about half of them covering // athletics event (9) |
| 16d | Strong // former US soldier taking on tough guys (8) |
In Britain, the term veteran[10] means solely a soldier who has seen considerable active service unlike North America where it can also — and, in fact, is more likely to — mean a former member of the military.
| 18d | Young dog with no lead, stopped, /then/ flipped over (7) |
| 19d | Without competence, // in particular (7) |
| 20d | Attracts // short-term office workers? About time! (6) |
| 22d | Italian dish /in/ Dad's Army? (5) |
"army " = TA [Territorial Army, "old" name for the Army Reserve]
Scratching the Surface
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| Dad's Army[7]
is a BBC television sitcom about the British Home Guard during the Second
World War that was broadcast on the BBC from 1968 to 1977. The Home Guard consisted of local volunteers otherwise ineligible for military service, either because of age or by being in professions exempt from conscription. Dad's Army deals almost exclusively with men over military age (hence the nickname "Dad's Army"). |
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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