Monthly Archives: September 2011

It’s a weekend full of excitement: three years of couplehood is celebrated, the AFL year culminates and another DA comes our way.

Here’s hoping for a good one to mark the occasion.

Aside: RC is in Laos at the moment, and I’m going to Macau in November, and those two words in my head surprised me: Laos and Macau rhyme (is Laos the only case in English of a silent s at the end of a word?)

Note: no spoilers on this particular thread until Monday.

Update: An enjoyable one:

Didn’t get them all, but got most out before resorting to cheating.

And now, put me out of misery: what is CAPTAIN NEMO referencing? CAPTAIN NEMO was the captain of a submarine, but the submarine’s title was NAUTILUS.

Or is it meant to be read as IN SUB TITLE, i.e. the title of the person in the sub?

Another DA for us fine folk.

Comment away below on its general characteristics, but no spoilers until Monday.

Update: A jolly good one:

Some quality clues this week, and a little on the easier side. I found this week’s a little tougher than last week’s, mostly because the general knowledge referenced didn’t suit me so well (UTE MUSTER, BERGAMOT, COPAL, MAN FLU).

Most probably a non-themed this week. Personally, I’d like one that isn’t too hard — I’ve certainly felt I’ve had to battle over the past few weeks to get something out, which is certainly a good thing, but now I want some DA confidence back.

Anyway, whatever comes about, I’m sure it’ll be fun.

Update: In Jonathan’s absence, both Robin and Rupert come through with the goods:

The question on everyone’s lips: as TT alerted us in the comments, did DA reference Paul McCartney’s song, Best Love, in this crossword? The song has the line “Thanks for solving Friday’s crossword; who knew Ivan was a tsar?”

Ask DA, and you will receive: I was in need of a confidence booster, and I ripped through this one in quick time with only MIDAS and SOT eluding me (though I really should have stuck it out a bit longer, solved the clues and put this crossword in the poolroom).

An enjoyable one.

I have it on very good authority — DA himself! — that this week’s crossword features a theme, and a quirky one at that.

Prepare yourself for much joy.

No spoilers on this particular thread until Monday.

Update: A fun one indeed:

A jolly good piece of fun, although I can’t say I was particularly successful. One certainly to remember.