Sunday, July 18, 2010

Sunday, July 18, 2010 (ST 4385)

This puzzle was originally published in The Sunday London Times on June 13, 2010

Introduction

It is difficult to assess the level of difficulty of this puzzle as I completed it in several sittings spread over a two to three week period.

Today's Errors

4d Attraction of a fair caress - do wrong having naughty wish within (6.5)

We find only a minor typo today (one which apparently has been carried forward from the puzzle's originally appearance in The Sunday London Times), in which the numeration contains a period, rather than a comma. The corrected clue would read as follows:
  • 4d Attraction of a fair caress - do wrong having naughty wish within (6,5)
Today's Glossary

brass - noun 4 British informal money: they wanted to spend their newly acquired brass.

cohoe - alternative spelling of coho.

cumshaw - [Collins English Dictionary] noun a present or tip.

Ernie Els - South African professional golfer

Elstree Studios - any of various British film studios located in or near Elstree, England.

The Hoe - a large south facing open public space in the English coastal city of Plymouth.

Harry Lauder - Scottish entertainer.

Sidney "Sid" Little - a former English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer.

(he's or she's) no oil painting - informal (he or she is) not good-looking.

Sunderland - a city in North East England.

TU - abbreviation Trade Union.

Links to Solutions

A review of today's puzzle by Peter Biddlecombe (sitting in for talbinho) can be found at Times for the Times [ST 4385].

Signing off for this week - Falcon

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