tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post2190251737882281850..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Wednesday, April 5, 2017, Alex Eaton-SalnersHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-89792115154188252017-04-06T14:24:07.237-04:002017-04-06T14:24:07.237-04:00Thanks. I am very happy to hear you say that. I th...Thanks. I am very happy to hear you say that. I think crossword tournaments must take 15 years off our appearance because we are surrounded by so many elderly folks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-15963693963631458322017-04-06T03:41:33.728-04:002017-04-06T03:41:33.728-04:0010:17 (FWTE)
I'll take that "finished wit...10:17 (FWTE)<br />I'll take that "finished with" rating because of the MUTOMBO/PENANIETO/BASSOS crosses, which weren't that fair since no one (except Colum) knows of this MUTOMBO. I liked FLEXORS and TNG, of course, the latter for a couple of reasons. Loved a nice OPAH while in HI, and WOOT is good. ERINNA is not known to me. All-in-all, I give this a very slight thumbs-up. That cross mentioned above should have been reworked somehow.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-7153481565546229782017-04-05T20:17:56.149-04:002017-04-05T20:17:56.149-04:003:59
Man, this played super easy for me. I knew PE...3:59<br />Man, this played super easy for me. I knew PENANIETO, which helped. I also knew MUTOMBO, which helped figure out BASSOS rather than BASSeS, which I had initially. I also had POiS initially for "Okra units" (?!) but corrected when OKay didn't work but OKED did. Very much disliked that cross. The I of ERINNA was also a guess, but it made more sense with INAT (rather than oNAT). Anyway, all my guesses worked out.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-42891551551750644252017-04-05T16:56:24.709-04:002017-04-05T16:56:24.709-04:00Wait - you have a sixteen-year-old son?! Did you h...Wait - you have a sixteen-year-old son?! Did you have him when you, yourself, were 14? Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-77293443124824870702017-04-05T16:48:16.132-04:002017-04-05T16:48:16.132-04:00As the world famous Greek poet ERINNA used to say,...As the world famous Greek poet ERINNA used to say, "Mexican presidents and retired basketball players are my Achilles' heel." :(Frances Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474350868613802857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-39869107855775547642017-04-05T16:43:46.073-04:002017-04-05T16:43:46.073-04:006:46
After I finished, I reset the puzzle and had ...6:46<br />After I finished, I reset the puzzle and had my 16 year old son take a stab at it since he is taking Spanish class this year. He finished it in 9:24, which is lower than his usual Monday time. So I guess this was pretty easy for a 16x15 if you don't get tripped up. A few more runs like this, and maybe I can convince him to go to the Indie 500 in June.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com