tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post4978189870992050894..comments2024-03-29T03:05:05.578-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Wednesday, August 29, 2018, Alex BajczHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-70053082536146462342018-08-30T22:28:29.923-04:002018-08-30T22:28:29.923-04:0010:32
Like Mr. Kingdon, understanding the theme mi...10:32<br />Like Mr. Kingdon, understanding the theme mid-solve - a rarity for me! - helped me to finish it. I think I got it with HASTENATHENS, which is patently absurd. SOCANI should be a gelato flavor.Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-50348171750060059782018-08-29T23:31:59.535-04:002018-08-29T23:31:59.535-04:00For a while I had ahi instead of EEL but with hind...For a while I had ahi instead of EEL but with hindsight that doesn't work: ahi can be grilled or in sushi, but not both together.<br /><br />As for the theme, I had the first half of a few of the themers but had precious few crosses towards the ends. So once I got one, I saw cities and soon after that the anagrams. Which were quite helpful, for example in picking SANDIEGO over SANtIaGO.<br /><br />Coming up with DAMN was fun because one needed to thread the needle: stronger than Phooey but weaker than a variety of four letter words which tend not to be used in crosswords nor crossword nlog comments.Jim Kingdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857308320156877253noreply@blogger.com