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DA Makes My Head Spin on the 5/6th of March, 2010

Confused?

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Confusions from DA on 26/27th of Feb

Bamboozled? Perplexed?

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Confusions from DA’s 19/20th Feb Edition

Anything unexplainable?

Spoilers are expected, of course.

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Confused by DA on the 12/13th of Feb, 2010

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You stuck?

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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.

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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?

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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?

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Confusions about DA’s Third in 2010

Any confusions?

Ask for help in the comments here and you'll get an answer.

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?

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The Confusions from 2010’s 2nd DA

Got cryptic issues?

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Update: As stated below, I have no confusions because I didn't do this one.

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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.

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