Saturday, April 21, 2012 - Play Ball!

Introduction

I nearly struck out in the theme department, but finally connected with a full count and two out in the bottom of the ninth. I guess I'm so engrossed with hockey that I forgot that the baseball season opened this week.

I would like to thank Matt Mitchell for stepping forward and providing the solution to last week's puzzle. It was very much appreciated.

Solution to Today's Puzzle

Legend:	"*" anagram; "~" sounds like; "<" letters reversed
	"( )" letters inserted; "_" letters deleted; "†" explicit in the clue

Across

8a   PITCHBLENDE* - anagram (off) of BELT PINCHED

9a   _BA|T_ - hidden in (going through) scuBA Tanks

10a   LEE|RING - LEE {Hollywood's Spike; American director Spike Lee^[7]) + RING (gang)

11a   AI(RHEA)D - AID (help) containing (catching) RHEA (flightless bird)

12a   THE|R|MOSES - THE (†) + R (right) + MOSES (prophet)

14a   HOT|EL - HOT (overheated) + EL (the Spanish; Spanish word for 'the')

16a   {BALLROOM DANCING}* - anagram (exercising) of NORMAL LOGIC BAND

19a   _E|QUIP - E (Mochrie's ultimate; final (ultimate) letter of MochriE) + QUIP (joke)

Colin Mochrie^[7] is a Scottish Canadian actor and improvisational comedian, most famous for his appearances on the British and U.S. versions of television improvisation show Whose Line Is It Anyway?.

21a   ENTRANCES - double definition; "big moments for actors" & "charms" (the later in the sense of 'fills with wonder and delight')

23a   P(A|ROD)IC - PIC (picture) containing (about) {A (†) + ROD (gun)}

24a   C(A|RA M)IA - CIA (U.S. spy group) containing (adopts) {A (†) + RAM (sheep)}

"Cara Mia"^[7] is a popular song published in 1954 and became a hit for English singer David Whitfield in 1954 and a #4 hit by the American pop group Jay and the Americans in 1965. The title means "my beloved" in Italian.

25a   _UM|P_ - hidden in (collared by) bUM Phillips

Bum Phillips^[7] is a retired American football coach who coached the Houston Oilers from 1975-1980 and the New Orleans Saints from 1981-1985.

26a   {STRIKE FORCE}* - anagram (wildly) of FIRES ROCKET

Down

2d   ET|HE|REAL - ET (alien) + HE (male) + REAL (very)

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial^[7] (often referred to simply as E.T.) is a 1982 American science fiction film co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg that tells the story of Elliott, a lonely boy who befriends an extraterrestrial, dubbed "E.T.", who is stranded on Earth. Elliott and his siblings help the extraterrestrial return home while attempting to keep it hidden from their mother and the government.

3d   SLUG - double definition; "wallop" & "garden pest"

4d   AN|WAR SAD|AT - {SAD (unhappy) + AT (†)} following (pursuing) {AN (†) + WAR (armed struggle)}

5d   W(EAR TH)IN - EARTH (ground) contained in (in) WIN (victory)

6d   OBJECT - double definition; "kick" & "something" (the former in the sense of 'complain')

7d   STUD_ - STUD[Y] (examination) with the final letter deleted (not completed)

8d   PAL|A|TABLE - PAL (friend) + (with) A (†) + TABLE (spread of food)

13d   {STOLEN CARS}* - anagram (affected) of CORN TASSEL

15d   LEG|IS|LATE - LEG (supporting member) + IS (†) + LATE (tardy)

17d   RAP|ID|EST - RAP (musical genre) + ID EST ([Latin for] that is)

18d   {IN CAMERA}* - anagram (renovated) of CINERAMA

20d   UNRIPE* - anagram (stewed) of PRUNE I

22d   AD|RIFT - AD (notice) + RIFT (narrow gap)

23d   PLUM_ - PLUM[P] (fat) with the last letter deleted (almost)

24d   CO|KE_ - CO (company) + KE[PT] with the last half deleted (half-finished)

Key to Reference Sources: 

^[1]   - The Chambers Dictionary, 11th Edition
^[2]   - Search Chambers - (Chambers 21st Century Dictionary)
^[3]   - TheFreeDictionary.com (American Heritage Dictionary)
^[4]   - TheFreeDictionary.com (Collins English Dictionary)
^[5]   - Oxford Dictionaries (Oxford Dictionary of English)
^[6]   - Oxford Dictionaries (Oxford American Dictionary)
^[7]   - Wikipedia
^[8]   - Reverso Online Dictionary (Collins French-English Dictionary)
^[9]   - Infoplease (Random House Unabridged Dictionary)
^[10] - CollinsDictionary.com (Collins English Dictionary)

Signing off for today - Falcon

Friday, April 20, 2012 - DT 26781

Puzzle at a Glance

Daily Telegraph Puzzle Number DT 26781
Publication Date in The Daily Telegraph Monday, February 6, 2012
Setter Rufus
Link to Full Review Big Dave's Crossword Blog [DT 26781]
Big Dave's Review Written By Digby
Big Dave's Rating
Difficulty - ★ / ★★	Enjoyment - ★★★
Falcon's Performance ┌────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┐ ███████████████████████████████████ └────┴────┴────┴────┴────┴────┴────┘ 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 █ - unsolved or incorrect prior to visiting Big Dave's blog █ - reviewed by Falcon for Big Dave's blog

Introduction

I came so close to finishing without any electronic help. I even had the first word in 28a correct, but for the life of me the second would not come to mind.

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.

13a   Corresponds with strikers (7)

Swan Vestas^[7] (mentioned by Digby in his hint) is a brand name for the most popular brand of 'strike-anywhere' matches currently available in the UK, shorter than regular pocket matches they are particularly popular with smokers. Originally made in England by a series of British companies, they are now manufactured by Swedish Match in Sweden.

22a   He helps those wishing to take cover (7)

In the UK, cover^[5] means protection by insurance against a liability, loss, or accident • your policy provides cover against damage by subsidence. This seems to be the equivalent of the North American term coverage^[5], the amount of protection given by an insurance policy.

23a   They marked the passing of horse-drawn vehicles (4)

In his hint, Digby uses tyre^[5], the British spelling of tire (in the sense of a component of a vehicle).

26a   The leading Catholic essayist (4)

Alexander Pope^[7] (1688 – 1744) was an 18th-century English poet, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer. He is the third-most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, after Shakespeare and Tennyson. His work, An Essay on Criticism, is written in the form of a poem. It is a response to an ongoing debate on the question of whether poetry should be natural, or written according to predetermined artificial rules inherited from the classical past.

27a   Parisian tour? (6,5)

"Tour"^[8] being the French word for tower, the clue is a cryptic definition (signalled by the question mark) of a famous tower in Paris.

28a   Unlawful gatherings? (6,5)

An allusion to the adage 'stolen fruit is sweetest'.

3d   Suffers, made to conclude certain changes are needed (7)

The definition is "suffers" and the wordplay is END (to conclude) + URES {an anagram (changes are needed) of SURE (certain)} to give ENDURES. I would say that "made" is a link word. British readers were quick to point out that this clue contains an "indirect anagram". That is, the anagram fodder (SURE) is not found in the clue but, rather, is a synonym of a word in the clue (certain). Apparently, such clues are not considered to be "cricket". Not knowing that, I solved the clue and never gave it a second thought.

However, this clue did raise a considerable outcry on Big Dave's Crossword Blog, with writers both in favour of and against the clue. Even Phil McNeill, the crossword editor of The Daily Telegraph, as well as Rufus, the setter of the puzzle, joined the discussion.

5d   Calms frequently seen on board (7)

The names of merchant ships include a prefix which designates the type of ship. In crossword puzzles, these seem always to be SS (Steam Ship)^[7]. However, in the real world, there are a number of other possibilities, including MV (Motor Vessel) and RMS (Royal Mail Ship). An example of the latter is the RMS Titanic which has been much in the news of late.

10d   Advisers are represented on opposing sides (11)

Digby makes reference to British Prime Minister David Cameron^[7] and Leader of the Opposition Ed Miliband^[7].

14d   Seat of battle? (5)

The Battle of Sedan^[5] was a battle fought in 1870 near the town of Sedan in NE France, in which the Prussian army defeated a smaller French army under Napoleon III, opening the way for a Prussian advance on Paris and marking the end of the French Second Empire.

19d   Wary, I’m raising new fund with a pound (7)

The pound^[5] (also pound sterling) is the basic monetary unit of the UK, equal to 100 pence. While the symbol for pound is £, it is often written as L^[10].

25d   Family blunders? Not half (4)

To get a primarily Scottish word meaning "family", we must delete the last half of CLANGERS - clanger^[5] being an informal British term meaning an absurd or embarrassing blunder • the minister had dropped a massive political clanger.

Key to Reference Sources: 

^[1]   - The Chambers Dictionary, 11th Edition
^[2]   - Search Chambers - (Chambers 21st Century Dictionary)
^[3]   - TheFreeDictionary.com (American Heritage Dictionary)
^[4]   - TheFreeDictionary.com (Collins English Dictionary)
^[5]   - Oxford Dictionaries (Oxford Dictionary of English)
^[6]   - Oxford Dictionaries (Oxford American Dictionary)
^[7]   - Wikipedia
^[8]   - Reverso Online Dictionary (Collins French-English Dictionary)
^[9]   - Infoplease (Random House Unabridged Dictionary)
^[10] - CollinsDictionary.com (Collins English Dictionary)

Signing off for today - Falcon

Thursday, April 19, 2012 - DT 26779

Puzzle at a Glance

Daily Telegraph Puzzle Number DT 26779
Publication Date in The Daily Telegraph Friday, February 3, 2012
Setter Giovanni
Link to Full Review Big Dave's Crossword Blog [DT 26779]
Big Dave's Review Written By Gazza
Big Dave's Rating
Difficulty - ★★	Enjoyment - ★★★
Falcon's Performance ┌────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┐ ███████████████████████████████████ └────┴────┴────┴────┴────┴────┴────┘ 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 █ - unsolved or incorrect prior to visiting Big Dave's blog █ - reviewed by Falcon for Big Dave's blog

Introduction

I got off to a slow start, but once I had found a foothold I was able to progress steadily - although not necessarily rapidly.

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.

1a   Allow no entry to wicked fellow who’s from West Indian island? (9)

Ian Hislop^[7] (whose photo Gazza has chosen to illustrate this clue) is a British journalist, satirist, comedian, writer, broadcaster and editor of the satirical magazine Private Eye. He has appeared on many radio and television programmes, most notably as a team captain on the BBC current affairs satirical quiz Have I Got News for You.

9a   Put down some words about hospital and feel acute embarrassment (6)

This is a new meaning of the word for me, but to writhe (in/with/at)^[5] is to respond with great emotional or physical discomfort to (an intense or unpleasant feeling or thought) • she bit her lip, writhing in suppressed fury. The American Heritage Dictionary defines it as merely "to suffer acutely"^[3] while Collins English Dictionary has it as a bit more fully as "to suffer acutely from embarrassment, revulsion, etc."^[4].

13a   Soldiers coming to wood, a testing experience (6)

In the British armed forces, the term other ranks (abbreviation OR)^[5] refers to all those who are not commissioned officers. Deal^[4] may be (1) a plank of softwood timber, such as fir or pine, or such planks collectively or (2) the sawn wood of various coniferous trees, such as that from the Scots pine (red deal) or from the Norway Spruce (white deal). I had thought that this might be a British expression but this meaning also appears in The American Heritage Dictionary.

19a   Somewhere of archaeological significance is place in list (7)

In Britain, a rota^[5] is a list showing when each of a number of people has to do a particular job • a cleaning rota.

21a   Face the wrong way and sleep (3)

Yet another new meaning to me (as it was to Gazza), but Oxford Dictionaries online defines pan^[5] as an informal US term for a person's face.

29a   Religious type in party skirt attending first half of dance (9)

It would seem that Gazza had illustrated this clue with a picture of cancan dancers. Unfortunately the webpage to which he linked no longer exists and all that remains is an extra blank line in his review (at least that is what I see in my Firefox browser).

2d   A boast? Get away! (6)

Avaunt^[5] is an archaic exclamation meaning go away • avaunt, you worm-faced fellows of the night!

5d   Town to surrender when leader’s been got rid of (7)

Andover^[7] is a town in the English county of Hampshire. It is located on the River Anton some 25 miles (40 km) north of the port city of Southampton.

14d   Air created by female American actors (9)

The setter uses "female American" in the clue to let his British audience know that the term which he is employing in the solution, namely broad^[5], is an informal North American term for a woman.

Key to Reference Sources: 

^[1]   - The Chambers Dictionary, 11th Edition
^[2]   - Search Chambers - (Chambers 21st Century Dictionary)
^[3]   - TheFreeDictionary.com (American Heritage Dictionary)
^[4]   - TheFreeDictionary.com (Collins English Dictionary)
^[5]   - Oxford Dictionaries (Oxford Dictionary of English)
^[6]   - Oxford Dictionaries (Oxford American Dictionary)
^[7]   - Wikipedia
^[8]   - Reverso Online Dictionary (Collins French-English Dictionary)
^[9]   - Infoplease (Random House Unabridged Dictionary)
^[10] - CollinsDictionary.com (Collins English Dictionary)

Signing off for today - Falcon

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - DT 26778

Puzzle at a Glance

Daily Telegraph Puzzle Number DT 26778
Publication Date in The Daily Telegraph Thursday, February 2, 2012
Setter Elgar
Link to Full Review Big Dave's Crossword Blog [DT 26778]
Big Dave's Review Written By Big Dave
Big Dave's Rating
Difficulty - ★★★★★	Enjoyment - ★★★★★
Falcon's Performance ┌────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┐ ███████████████████████████████████ └────┴────┴────┴────┴────┴────┴────┘ 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 █ - unsolved or incorrect prior to visiting Big Dave's blog █ - reviewed by Falcon for Big Dave's blog

Introduction

Big Dave rates this puzzle as being five stars for difficulty - which I believe is the first time that I have ever seen a puzzle rated that difficult. He also gives it five stars for enjoyment. I was able to solve 18 of the 30 clues without resorting to the use of electronic aids. This included the entire southeast half of the puzzle (the portion of the puzzle that lies below the diagonal running from the lower left corner to the upper right corner), but only two clues in the northwest half of the puzzle.

Big Dave suggests that this puzzle was likely set by Elgar who is one of the regular compilers of the Toughie - a more difficult cryptic crossword puzzle that also appears in The Daily Telegraph.

The combination of an exceptionally difficult puzzle and other activities on the agenda meant that I am still working on the unsolved clues. I will try and make some comments once I have completed the puzzle.

Signing off for the time being - Falcon

Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - DT 26777

Puzzle at a Glance

Daily Telegraph Puzzle Number DT 26777
Publication Date in The Daily Telegraph Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Setter Jay
Link to Full Review Big Dave's Crossword Blog [DT 26777]
Big Dave's Review Written By Pommers
Big Dave's Rating
Difficulty - ★★	Enjoyment - ★★★★
Falcon's Performance ┌────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┐ ███████████████████████████████████ └────┴────┴────┴────┴────┴────┴────┘ 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 █ - unsolved or incorrect prior to visiting Big Dave's blog █ - reviewed by Falcon for Big Dave's blog

Introduction

This puzzle bore the unmistakable style of Jay. Some of it actually looked so familiar that more than once I thought I might even  have reviewed it for Big Dave's Crossword Blog. That turned out not to be the case, as I discovered that it had been reviewed by Pommers.

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.

11a   Foreign divorcee gets zero credit in hearing (6)

In Britain, tick (used in the phrase on tick) is an informal term for on credit • the printer agreed to send the brochures out on tick. [Origin: ( mid 17th century) apparently short for ticket in the phrase on the ticket, referring to an IOU or promise to pay]

19a   Son’s put on short pants (6)

For British readers, pants^[5] would mean underpants. The garment known in North America as pants would be called trousers in the UK.

28a   Matching frock? (7,5)

It occurred to me that the solution might be EVENING DRESS. Fortunately, I already had 22d which ruled out that possibility. Nevertheless, I still think it would be a good fit.

2d   Throw out travel game (5)

Oxford Dictionaries online would seem to suggest that, in Britain, the noun bin^[5] (used without a modifier) means a receptacle in which to deposit rubbish but may also be used with a modifier to mean a capacious receptacle for storing a specified substance. The word can also be used as a verb meaning to  throw (something) away by putting it in a bin • piles of junk that should have been binned years ago. In North America, the word bin^[3,4] might refer to a receptacle for trash but is just as likely - if not more likely - to refer to a container or enclosed space for storage. In either case, North Americans would be likely to prefix a modifier to specify the type of bin (e.g., trash bin, coal bin, etc.) unless the meaning were obvious from the context.

5d   Hot-headed youth’s rip-off? (8)

In Britain, a tearaway^[5] is a person who behaves in a wild or reckless manner : some young tearaways set fire to the house.

6d   Where darts players stand is about right colour (5)

Another British term, oche^[5] is the line behind which darts players stand when throwing.

8d   Short breaks in adult employment covered by note (6)

A (Adult)^[10] is a former British film certification category^[70] (discontinued in 1982, being replaced by the PG rating) denoting a film certified for viewing by anyone, but which contains material that some parents may not wish their children to see

20d         The misery of winter? (7)

Even though I found the correct solution, I have to admit that I did not understand the wordplay until I read Pommers review.

25d   Part of Europe without one bridge (4)

Regular readers will know that Pommers resides in Spain. 

Key to Reference Sources: 

^[1]   - The Chambers Dictionary, 11th Edition
^[2]   - Search Chambers - (Chambers 21st Century Dictionary)
^[3]   - TheFreeDictionary.com (American Heritage Dictionary)
^[4]   - TheFreeDictionary.com (Collins English Dictionary)
^[5]   - Oxford Dictionaries (Oxford Dictionary of English)
^[6]   - Oxford Dictionaries (Oxford American Dictionary)
^[7]   - Wikipedia
^[8]   - Reverso Online Dictionary (Collins French-English Dictionary)
^[9]   - Infoplease (Random House Unabridged Dictionary)
^[10] - CollinsDictionary.com (Collins English Dictionary)

Signing off for today - Falcon

Monday, April 16, 2012 - DT 26776

Puzzle at a Glance

Daily Telegraph Puzzle Number DT 26776
Publication Date in The Daily Telegraph Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Setter Unknown
Link to Full Review Big Dave's Crossword Blog [DT 26776]
Big Dave's Review Written By Gazza
Big Dave's Rating
Difficulty - ★ / ★★	Enjoyment - ★★★
Falcon's Performance ┌────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┐ ███████████████████████████████████ └────┴────┴────┴────┴────┴────┴────┘ 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 █ - unsolved or incorrect prior to visiting Big Dave's blog █ - reviewed by Falcon for Big Dave's blog

Introduction

Given the low level of difficulty of today's puzzle, my performance was certainly less than stellar. In the case of 23a, 28a and 13d, I can at least use the excuse that they involve some British expressions. However, I really have no explanation for missing 14d and 24d.

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.

7a   Italian aristocrat not implicated in unseemly cases (8)

Another way to say "implicated" would be 'mixed up in' which should easily be seen to qualify as both an anagram indicator and a containment indicator.

11a   Short memo to be written about volunteers, each one? Forget it! (3,2,3)

In the UK, the Territorial Army (TA)^[5] is a volunteer force locally organized to provide a reserve of trained and disciplined manpower for use in an emergency.

17a   Sappers left in charge of historical object (5)

In general, a sapper^[5] is a soldier responsible for tasks such as building and repairing roads and bridges, laying and clearing mines, etc.. In Britain specifically, the term is used for a private soldier in the Corps of Royal Engineers (RE)^[5], the field engineering and construction corps of the British army.

19a   Greek leaving Scottish village for high peak (4)

The town of Gretna^[7] is undoubtedly less well known than the nearby village of Gretna Green^[7], both of which are located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Because they are near the Anglo-Scottish border, Gretna Green and to a lesser extent Gretna, are historically linked to weddings because of the more liberal marriage laws in Scotland. "Gretna" has become a term for a place for quick, easy marriages.

23a  Crazy shot gaining trophy (8)

Having got the two middle checking letters provided by 16d and 21d and seeing the words "gaining" and "trophy" in the clue, I attempted to insert CUP into the middle of the solution. However, I was eventually to figure out that while this "trophy" might be a cup, the word that I was looking for is pot^[5] — an informal term (perhaps British) for a prize in a sporting contest, especially a silver cup.

25a   Subtle difference in tone used by sister describing a church (6)

The use of "describe" as a containment indicator is a common cryptic crossword convention. This device relies on describe^[3] being used in the sense of to trace the form or outline of • describe a circle with a compass. Thus, in today's clue, we have NUN (sister) containing (describing) A (found explicitly in the clue). The idea is that the container (NUN) forms an outline around the contained entity (A) in a similar manner to the circumference of a circle forming an outline around the circular area contained within it.

28a   Boiler suit complete with latest in wellingtons (8)

In Britain, a boiler suit^[5] is  a one-piece suit worn as overalls for heavy manual work and wellingtons^[5] (also wellington boots) are knee-length waterproof rubber or plastic boots. Judging by Gazza's illustration, I should be frequenting a different mechanic for service.

1d   Penny adrift, so pull a face (4)

In Britain, adrift^[4] may be used informally to mean off course or amiss which would be synonymous to out^[4] in the sense of inaccurate, deficient, or discrepant • out by six pence.

2d   Strength and determination shown by English rock ‘n’ roll star (6)

Tommy Steele^[7] (born Thomas William Hicks) is widely regarded as Britain's first teen idol and rock and roll star.

3d   Hand on knight, a chess piece (4)

In algebraic notation, the usual modern way of recording chess games, the letter N stands for the knight^[7] (K is reserved for the king); in descriptive chess notation, Kt is sometimes used instead, mainly in older literature. In chess problems and endgame studies, the letter S, standing for the German name for the piece, Springer, is often used (and in some variants of fairy chess N is used for the popular fairy chess piece, the nightrider).

4d   Display shabby articles also (6)

Tat^[5] is British slang for tasteless or shoddy clothes, jewellery, or ornaments • the place was decorated with all manner of gaudy tat.

13d   Complaint about food raised — something in a bun? (10)

Beefburger^[5] is another name for a hamburger in Britain.

Key to Reference Sources: 

^[1]   - The Chambers Dictionary, 11th Edition
^[2]   - Search Chambers - (Chambers 21st Century Dictionary)
^[3]   - TheFreeDictionary.com (American Heritage Dictionary)
^[4]   - TheFreeDictionary.com (Collins English Dictionary)
^[5]   - Oxford Dictionaries (Oxford Dictionary of English)
^[6]   - Oxford Dictionaries (Oxford American Dictionary)
^[7]   - Wikipedia
^[8]   - Reverso Online Dictionary (Collins French-English Dictionary)
^[9]   - Infoplease (Random House Unabridged Dictionary)
^[10] - CollinsDictionary.com (Collins English Dictionary)

Signing off for today - Falcon

Saturday, April 14, 2012 - Breakfast Around the World

Introduction

In today's puzzle from Cox and Rathvon, we get to sample an international menu of breakfast foods. Many thanks to Matt Mitchell for stepping in to assist by providing the solution to the puzzle which can be found in his comment below.

Signing off for today - Falcon