tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post5019696659974676333..comments2024-03-29T03:05:05.578-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Friday, December 4, 2020, Patti Varol and Doug PetersonHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-31113018615670715352020-12-05T07:59:39.346-05:002020-12-05T07:59:39.346-05:0016:33
Holy crap! That's some time up there, Ke...16:33<br />Holy crap! That's some time up there, Kelly! And I thought it went smoothly for me. I loved AGORAPHOBIA because the roots occur often in crosswords and it was nice to see them together. Also, I was able to PLOPS it right in off of the clue, so that helped. The end of CATTLETHIEF took a couple of crosses though, as did CASSETTES, even though I am of the age where I had hundreds, both commercially produced (which were all of terrible quality) and those that I made from LPs, which were always on high-quality Maxell 90-minute blanks. I still have a number of unused, brand new in-the-package if anyone needs some, cheap. Nice to see ELPASO in there. Thank goodness the Grateful Dead sang it (389 times in concert between 1969 and 1995), because the Robbins version is lacking; some may disagree. I tried roadTAR instead of PINETAR at first, which maybe contributed to my slower time.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-80456318247187101202020-12-04T19:57:45.422-05:002020-12-04T19:57:45.422-05:00Wow!! Yes, very nice time! Congrats!Wow!! Yes, very nice time! Congrats!Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-75995633443466432932020-12-04T19:53:44.235-05:002020-12-04T19:53:44.235-05:00Thank you, Colum! For someone who landed in the ce...Thank you, Colum! For someone who landed in the cellar at every ACPT I've ever attended, this was a biggie for me! :-)Kelly Clarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-854419328203059082020-12-04T19:22:09.187-05:002020-12-04T19:22:09.187-05:00Very impressive, Kelly! Nice time for any day, let...Very impressive, Kelly! Nice time for any day, let alone a Friday!Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-8125584700887983932020-12-04T14:35:33.387-05:002020-12-04T14:35:33.387-05:004:15
Wow! No speed solver am I, which is why I do...4:15<br /><br />Wow! No speed solver am I, which is why I don't post my times, but this one flew by for me. Nice and smooth, and even though I didn't know GRETA's last name, the crossers made it for me.<br /><br />You can call them "two-fers"...<br />Kelly Clarknoreply@blogger.com