tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post4387176487973215019..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Thursday, April 30, 2020, Caitlin ReidHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-1070955197151039672020-05-01T14:46:51.013-04:002020-05-01T14:46:51.013-04:0029:11
This took me slightly -- ever so slightly --...29:11<br />This took me slightly -- ever so slightly -- longer than Colum to finish up, but I got there eventually. Oddly, the rebus [BOOT] was my final entry. I say "oddly," because I attended one of our nation's services' [BOOT]CAMPS, albeit a little while ago now (1984). SIMCITY took a few crosses, as I've never played that, but my time notwithstanding, I really didn't have many slowdowns. Quite an enjoyable puzzle. NIHILISM was a surprise, but as Colum mentions, a pleasant one. I never enjoy a subway particularly, but I always use them as much as possible when visiting a city because they're marvels and quite a bargain.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-46983821106041159842020-05-01T08:04:42.225-04:002020-05-01T08:04:42.225-04:00I was hoping that "vegetable" would be a...I was hoping that "vegetable" would be another answer, but well two out of three ain't bad, I suppose.<br /><br />And I don't know if it is gauche to mention something related to what one of my podcasts calls "the C word" but I did marvel at someone who might cram into a subway car like a SARDINE. "Oh I remember back when that happened. When we were less worried about AEROSOLS".<br /><br />I wasn't familiar with this meaning of "kick" but well it is in some dictionaries (I checked Merriam Webster).Jim Kingdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857308320156877253noreply@blogger.com