7 thoughts on “DA Retrospectively: 19th May, 2006”
If it weren’t for a bit of Googling required in the top right-hand corner, I’d have said this was as easy a DA as I can remember. It certainly adds weight to the general feeling around here that he has become more abstruse over time.
Some nice clues here, though no show-stoppers. 14A uses a neat trick seen again recently. 21D gave me a chuckle.
Wordplay explanation for 17D would be appreciated.
hex = JUJU, ITS inside…JUJITSU is a japanese martial art
i can’t get 23A, is it what it looks like?
I’m stuck on the top right-hand corner too. I have three i have NO clue about, and two i have a guess i’m not TOO sure about
Agree entirely with AG’s first two paras.
mic: 23A is JIHAD (“Hook” = J; “I’d” = IHAD; “display” seems to be a filler).
12A is worth a mention for a neat trick that DA is fond of (no sh).
17A deserves a dishonourable mention for DA’s penchant for American spelling (ASS).
Top right was fiendish. I still can’t get 6D, unless it’s READOUT. But why?
6D: It ain’t quite READOUT. Have another look at pick and select
mic: thanks for juju. New to me – too lazy to Google that one.
RB: In hindsight, in 23A I take “display” to signify that “I’d” is being displayed in full as “I had”. If you’re still puzzling over 6D, try thinking of it as (2-5) instead of (7).
Thanks AG. I originally considered “RExxxxx” but without success. And I also toyed with “REAPxxx”, where “Freshly pick” => REAP.
Anyway I guess it must be READOPT.
Does it go like this?
Freshly pick up = READOPT (seems a slightly contrived word to me)
select = OPT (seems like a trans/intrans mismatch to me, although I see my dictionary claims “select” can be intrans)
book = READ (as in “that book is a good read”???)
That’s how I read it. A touch ropey, but good enough.
If it weren’t for a bit of Googling required in the top right-hand corner, I’d have said this was as easy a DA as I can remember. It certainly adds weight to the general feeling around here that he has become more abstruse over time.
Some nice clues here, though no show-stoppers. 14A uses a neat trick seen again recently. 21D gave me a chuckle.
Wordplay explanation for 17D would be appreciated.
hex = JUJU, ITS inside…JUJITSU is a japanese martial art
i can’t get 23A, is it what it looks like?
I’m stuck on the top right-hand corner too. I have three i have NO clue about, and two i have a guess i’m not TOO sure about
Agree entirely with AG’s first two paras.
mic: 23A is JIHAD (“Hook” = J; “I’d” = IHAD; “display” seems to be a filler).
12A is worth a mention for a neat trick that DA is fond of (no sh).
17A deserves a dishonourable mention for DA’s penchant for American spelling (ASS).
Top right was fiendish. I still can’t get 6D, unless it’s READOUT. But why?
6D: It ain’t quite READOUT. Have another look at pick and select
mic: thanks for juju. New to me – too lazy to Google that one.
RB: In hindsight, in 23A I take “display” to signify that “I’d” is being displayed in full as “I had”. If you’re still puzzling over 6D, try thinking of it as (2-5) instead of (7).
Thanks AG. I originally considered “RExxxxx” but without success. And I also toyed with “REAPxxx”, where “Freshly pick” => REAP.
Anyway I guess it must be READOPT.
Does it go like this?
Freshly pick up = READOPT (seems a slightly contrived word to me)
select = OPT (seems like a trans/intrans mismatch to me, although I see my dictionary claims “select” can be intrans)
book = READ (as in “that book is a good read”???)
That’s how I read it. A touch ropey, but good enough.