The Good Stuff (from the 10th of October)
1 across: She cleaned standpipe, wasting seconds
Not a particularly memorable clue, but I like the reference to Sadie, the Cleaning Lady (standpipe wasting seconds = sadie = she cleaned.)
1 down: Nemo’s dog, perhaps, heard with less frequency?
This one’s funny if not completely neat. Nemo’s dog, perhaps = subwoofer = dog, perhaps, heard with less frequency?.
18 down: Stock-taker fond of crackling?
Nice double meaning clue, with fond of crackling? = rustler = stock-taker.
November 2nd, 2008 at 11:33 pm
On the 1 down clue - Nemo is the submarine captain in 20,000 leagues, so his dog is a ’sub”woofer’ : A subwoofer emits the lower (lesser?) frequencies in a speaker
November 2nd, 2008 at 11:45 pm
heard with less frequency = subwoofer is a bit dodgy by DA.
I like the clue — the reference to Nemo and his dog I thought was hilarious — but it isn’t the neatest of clues overall.