tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post2119959735329399125..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Wednesday, May 3, 2017, Alan ArbesfeldHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-53020247953098915652017-05-04T04:03:55.332-04:002017-05-04T04:03:55.332-04:0015:19
Quip puzzles seem fine to me, although there...15:19<br />Quip puzzles seem fine to me, although there is quite a bit of glue in this one. I needed all of the crosses for AOUT, and I never heard of ESSIE Davis or ERIQ La Salle. I didn't LUV that ORSO crosses ONME, but at least the latter crosses FLAMBE.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-14580998089541966422017-05-04T00:18:28.592-04:002017-05-04T00:18:28.592-04:008:05
I'm with Colum - the long quote puzzles a...8:05<br />I'm with Colum - the long quote puzzles are inevitably long slogs for me. Fortunately the down clues were Monday-level this time, or else I might still be working on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-26935431766455238242017-05-03T22:01:26.410-04:002017-05-03T22:01:26.410-04:00Just sayin - if I wanted to do a cryptogram, I'...Just sayin - if I wanted to do a cryptogram, I'd do a cryptogram. Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-19972995932843763462017-05-03T20:20:59.322-04:002017-05-03T20:20:59.322-04:00Oh, and I forgot to say that "klomp" mea...Oh, and I forgot to say that "klomp" means "wooden shoe" in Dutch! Interesting, no?<br /><br />And YATSEN means slipper.<br /><br />Kidding!Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-14297178491899733082017-05-03T20:18:16.756-04:002017-05-03T20:18:16.756-04:006:49
OK, I'm splitting my allegiance here. I&#...6:49<br />OK, I'm splitting my allegiance here. I'm with Frannie and Jim on ERIQ, but with Colum on the ol' quote puzzles. In a way, they remind me of doing cryptograms, where I figure out as many letters as I can, and then use brute force guessing to plow through to the final answer. It's probably not a winning strategy in the long run, and in a way, it backs up the argument of the quote being another kind of puzzle...hmm.... what am I doing here?...Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-10440317601873446382017-05-03T20:14:22.296-04:002017-05-03T20:14:22.296-04:00Hi Jim, I agree on two fronts. 1. I think a quip o...Hi Jim, I agree on two fronts. 1. I think a quip or quote puzzle is OK. As you say, words suggest other words and figuring out which words make a funny phrase is like another kind of puzzle. 2. I have also not yet quite made peace with the existence of ERIQ La Salle. Frances Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474350868613802857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-46073774343351186232017-05-03T19:35:12.563-04:002017-05-03T19:35:12.563-04:0013:42
As usual with quote puzzles, I get to be th...13:42<br /><br />As usual with quote puzzles, I get to be the contrarian and say I like them. Once you get some crosses, words start falling into place. Then those words suggest other words. Then you start to get a feel for the phrase as a whole. And you are rarely stuck on knowledge you don't possess.<br /><br />Today, I had AgreE for ARGUE and bONE for NONE which delayed the above process, but I corrected those and filled in manicurist around the same time (towards the end of the solve) and it all fit.<br /><br />Fill wasn't too bad but I haven't quite made peace yet with ERIQ La Salle. Just for existing. Took me a long time to accept that might be correct.Jim Kingdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857308320156877253noreply@blogger.com