DM 14055

[giveup]

9a Jade damaged by UV recalled-recalled inaccurately.4,2 ?e?a ?u. Cant make head or tails of this. Thanks for any help

[chelle7272]

Deja vu

anagram jade and UV

[emmie]

deja vu

[Quizmonkey]

Odd definition?

[giveup]

thanks both of you. Just could'nt see it. I always feel such a fool when they are so obvious(after you know the answer)

[emmie]

don't expect it to make sense, it rarely does

[chelle7272]

You're welcome giveup

QM I agree, the definition is not quite right

[chelle7272]

lol em10 true, our local paper is much the same, can't make head or tail of it sometimes even when you have the answers.

[emmie]

Chelle, i consider it a miracle i haven't torn the thing into pieces, stamped on it, and chucked it into the shredder, before calming down.
calm down dear, it's only a crossword.......

[mike11111]

I see nothing wrong with the clue. The wordplay suggests an anagram of jade plus a reversal of UV, leading to déjà vu, which means an inaccurate recollection.

[cupid04]

those that mock the daily mail crossword should all take a hundred lines.....

[chelle7272]

Mike - my interpretation of deja vu is different. I wouldn't say it was an inaccurate recollection, I would say it's the feeling of having experienced the same thing before.

the rest of the clue works well.

[emmie]

Déjà vu is a French phrase meaning "already seen", and it refers to the experience of feeling sure that one has witnessed or experienced a new situation previously.

[chelle7272]

that's me and em10 in detention then......

[mike11111]

Déjà vu is described in Chambers as the illusion of having experienced something before which is actually being experienced for the first time, so to that extent it is a false memory.

[giveup]

Oh God, wish I had'nt asked now, did'nt want to start a spat.

[emmie]

giveup, don't giveup, not a spat, a difference of opinion.

[chelle7272]

giveup , it's fine just a healthy debate ;-)

[emmie]

im too old for detention, of any kind...

[Quizmonkey]

It's the word inaccurately that's dodgy - it suggests that the details of the memory are wrong and not the fact that you're not really 'remembering' it at all. It should be something like: Jade damaged by UV recalled - but not a real recollection.

Also déjà vu is a noun: 'recalled inaccurately' is adjectival.

[Quizmonkey]

Absolutely healthy! Cr*p cluers shouldn't be allowed to get away with it :)