Puzzle at a Glance
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Puzzle number in The Daily Telegraph
DT 29946 | |
Publication date in The Daily Telegraph
Monday, March 28, 2022 | |
Setter
Campbell (Allan Scott) | |
Link to full review
Big Dave's Crossword Blog [DT 29946]
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Big Dave's Crossword Blog review written by
Falcon | |
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
Based on the difficulty rating I gave this puzzle when I reviewed it for Big Dave's Crossword Blog in March, I found it a bit more challenging then than I found it on the second solve.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 | Dramatist /may be/ cross with end of scene being axed (7) |
Ben Travers[7] (1886–1980) was an English writer. His output includes more than 20 plays, 30 screenplays, 5 novels, and 3 volumes of memoirs.
| 5a | Stuff cut short /in/ enclosed field (7) |
| 9a | Slots in here? (9,6) |
Amusement arcade[5] is a British term for an indoor area containing coin-operated game machines.
| 10a | Depressed, // given food at college (3,2) |
Up[5] is a British term meaning at or to a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge ⇒
they were up at Cambridge about the same time.
| 11a | Like a ring binder, // unfastened, lying by table extension? (5-4) |
| 12a | Change some short fancy // dress (9) |
The indicator "short" is a direction to remove the final letter of a word in the fodder.
A cheongsam[5] (also cheong-sam[2]) is a straight, close-fitting silk dress with a high neck,
short sleeves, and a slit skirt, worn traditionally by Chinese and
Indonesian women.
| 14a | Frequent // search across area (5) |
" area " = A[2] [geometry term]
| 15a | Very very much, // up to this point (2,3) |
| 16a | Funny money flooding bars? // Certainly not (2,2,5) |
| 18a | Some upset eating East European // dishes (9) |
Lett[5] is an old-fashioned term for Latvian*.
* A Latvian[5] is a native or inhabitant of Latvia[5], a country on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, between
Estonia and Lithuania. (show more )
Latvia was annexed by Russia in the 18th century after periods of Polish and Swedish rule. It was proclaimed an independent republic in 1918, but in 1940 was occupied by Soviet forces and incorporated into the USSR as a constituent republic. In 1991, on the break-up of the Soviet Union, Latvia became an independent republic once again.
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Latvia was annexed by Russia in the 18th century after periods of Polish and Swedish rule. It was proclaimed an independent republic in 1918, but in 1940 was occupied by Soviet forces and incorporated into the USSR as a constituent republic. In 1991, on the break-up of the Soviet Union, Latvia became an independent republic once again.
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| 21a | Adult left with wrong // LP (5) |
"adult " = A [former British film classification]
The A (Adult) certificate is a former film certificate[7] issued by the British Board of Film Classification. This certificate existed in various forms from 1912 to 1985, when it was replaced by the PG (Parental Guidance) certificate. [Despite its demise in the real world, it continues to find widespread use in Crosswordland.]
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The A (Adult) certificate is a former film certificate[7] issued by the British Board of Film Classification. This certificate existed in various forms from 1912 to 1985, when it was replaced by the PG (Parental Guidance) certificate. [Despite its demise in the real world, it continues to find widespread use in Crosswordland.]
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| 22a | Argue only devils foolishly // play with fire (4,11) |
| 23a | Book // put to one side (7) |
| 24a | Glad // last in camp rented out (7) |
The indicator "last in" is a direction to use the final letter of a word in the fodder.
Down
| 1d | Freight // trade? (7) |
| 2d | One who's highly strung, // nun observed flea jumping (1,6,2,6) |
| 3d | Organ key/'s/ quite something (3-6) |
| 4d | Son in good health? // Wonderful (5) |
" son " = S [s[5]; genealogy term]
| 5d | Chap heading for a breakdown, perhaps (9) |
Patrolman[5] is a British term for a man employed to patrol an area to help motorists in difficulty*.
* that is, to provide roadside assistance to those experiencing a mechanical breakdown or other problem
* that is, to provide roadside assistance to those experiencing a mechanical breakdown or other problem
| 6d | Group's leader cutting dreadful // sad song (5) |
The indicator "leader" is a direction to use the initial letter of a word in the fodder.
| 7d | Bulgarians are so bubbly, // all the time (2,1,7,5) |
| 8d | Hold suitable // programme of exercises (4,3) |
Keep fit[2] (or keep-fit[10]) is a series or system of exercises intended to improve the circulation and respiratory system, suppleness and stamina, etc. ⇒
Football and volleyball are now the most popular sports in the club and keep-fit is another important activity that is organised.[a]
| 13d | Material /in/ replacement carriage (9) |
| 14d | A large individual to follow in // Christmas film (4,5) |
" large " = L[5] [clothing size]
Home Alone[7] is a 1990 American Christmas comedy film about a boy who defends his suburban Chicago home from burglars after his family accidentally leaves him behind on their Christmas vacation to Paris.
| 15d | Special tanker? // This may give the game away (7) |
" special " = SP [sp.[2]]
| 17d | Dog /might be/ trained someday (7) |
| 19d | Wife leaving joiner /for/ church official (5) |
" wife " = W [w[2]; genealogy term]
The setter creates misdirection by using joiner in a whimsical sense* denoting someone who joins pieces of metal together.
The setter creates misdirection by using joiner in a whimsical sense* denoting someone who joins pieces of metal together.
* In reality, joiner[5] is a mainly British term for a person who constructs the wooden components of a building, such as stairs, doors, and door and window frames.
In certain Protestant Churches, an elder[10] is a lay official having teaching, pastoral, or administrative functions.
| 20d | Difficult // stage round middle of September (5) |
The indicator "middle of" is a direction to use the letter that
forms the middle or core of a word in the fodder.
References
Key to Reference Sources:
[1] - The Chambers Dictionary, 11th Edition
[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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