tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post4049234188629129435..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Wednesday, January 31, 2018, Josh Radnor and Jeff ChenHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-48897683886865989002018-02-01T03:49:46.009-05:002018-02-01T03:49:46.009-05:0018:29
I didn't love the INTEGER clue, personal...18:29<br />I didn't love the INTEGER clue, personally. I was slowed down a bit with OMALLEYCATS because I wanted the Stray Cats in there, but then ERE didn't work, so I tried OMstrEYCATS, thinking maybe I remembered the Stray Cats spelling incorrectly, but the other crosses just didn't work. I mean, everyone remembers when Snoop changed his name to SNOOPLION a few years ago. Anyway, I agree with Colum on the OCTOPOD thing.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-7737636514713129452018-01-31T22:16:00.481-05:002018-01-31T22:16:00.481-05:0012:42
You're right to put INTEGER on the list....12:42<br />You're right to put INTEGER on the list. That's a fine clue/answer right there. <br /><br />My least favorite was OMENVOGUE, because what's "en vogue?" Sure, Vogue is a magazine, and "en vogue" is a phrase, and a musical group, but ... well, as Frannie and I often say when we feel we are over-explaining something, "you know what I know." <br /><br />I spent a lot of time - so much that I thought I might DNF - trying to figure out OMALLEYCATS. I'm not familiar with Martin O'Malley, or O'Malley Martin, and RAN, SNOOPLION, and LOM were not exactly gimmes. <br /><br />I think everyone probably had OCTOPus first, right? OCTOPOD. Hmph. Which reminds me - did everyone see the story about how killer whales are starting to mimic human speech? They say "Hello" and "Goodbye," and one even said "Amy." ... Terrifying. Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.com