,,,inspired by today’s crossword
The Telegraph Cryptic Crossword assumes a level of cultural awareness from its dedicated followers: most strongly in all things British, but also anywhere in the English speaking world, with many place names and well-known words in the geography and languages of western europe. Place names like Nice in the south of France, or Essen in Germany are nice to have and essential to some clues.English is full of adjectives ending in -ant and ent. The clue setter will refer to worker +ant) and hospital dept as ENT: Ear, Nose and Throat.
But here we come to more rarefied territory. All four of my long-grown-up children will have read Stig of the Dump in their time. I’ts not a bedtime story: when they’ve learned to read silently, they’re ready to devour it all at once. The Amazon samples copied below have made me want to buy a copy online straight away
