Confused by DA on the 12/13th of Feb, 2010
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Huh? for the First DA of Feb, 2010
Tell us of your confusions below and someone through the aether will respond.
Update: Most of my confusions have already been sorted by you find commenters already, yet I still have this one issue:
23 across: Check issue (4)
I don't get how issue connects to the answer as stated in the comments.
I’m Confused About DA’s Last in Jan, 2010
Conundrums to be spoken of here, so go beserk and expect some spoilers should you unveil the comments.
Update: Here are a few of my queries and conundrums that haven't been addressed in the comments already:
1 down: Research centre plug plugging 28-across (darling) clothing 11-across (at sea) (3, 6)
Umm, huh?
3 down: Stalks onstage, it's said? (7)
Nope.
4 down: I crack baseball side, well trimmed for online photo (9)
The direct definition seems very wrong indeed to me. Anyone willing to defend it?
The Confusions from DA’s 4th of 2010
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Update: You fine people have already solved the queries I had (on TOTO, DURRELL) except the following:
21 down: Refuse ball-girl by chance, almost (6)
Like, what's going on here?
And in other perplexities:
6 down: Jumbo pilot wheeled meat away (6)
Isn't wheeled a rather crap reversal indicator? Or is there a better way to read this clue?
25 down: Mighty river halved by eccentric explorer (2, 4)
All the great seafaring explorers of the world have had great names: Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, Amerigo Vespucci, Hernando de Soto, Marco Polo and, of course, Vasco Da Gama.
Question: dag and eccentric aren't really synonyms are they?
Confusions about DA’s Third in 2010
Any confusions?
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Update: I had many confusions:
2 down: She fell sick after Juliet (4)
I loved the definition, but since when did Juliet = J?
24 across: Bond writer christened Murray (4)
I had never heard of Murray Bail, but the three-way definition is hardcore bullshit, no?
18 down: Cloud over (zero degrees), obscuring face of watch instrument (8)
WTF?
11 across: A virtual game with 50/50 participation? (3-7)
The wordplay is beyond me.
4 down: Sounds mentally focus lean rider (7)
How's this cyclist?
22 across: Caught yours truly (6)
Certainly, the reference to DA's surname is harsh, but what does castle have to do with cricket?
The Confusions from 2010’s 2nd DA
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Update: As stated below, I have no confusions because I didn't do this one.
Confused by the New Year DA
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Update: painful:
5 down: Blue framed by important brickwork? (10)
??
17 across: Tough, evil leader steps down, ready for the blade (7)
??
23 across: Airless planet axes relations (7)
Does Neptune have anything to do with this one or not?
32 across: Stall regarding pitch (5)
??
19 down: Report wise to include dearest sort recently (9)
??
8 down: Daring film centre quashed by Ten (5)
I'm certain I've never heard of the answer to this clue.
30 across: Flat pace (3)
Is it pad or ped? If so, why?
21 across: I'm back-to-front describing lair riders (7)
I can't quite explain why DA appears as it does in addenda.
13 down: Staff audited top refugee, unkindly (5, 6)
Never would have had a chance solving this one if not for the Q at the start of the first word.
