tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post5323425718716261152..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Monday, July 18, 2016, Jacob StulbergHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-20726562566482708462016-07-21T21:17:19.241-04:002016-07-21T21:17:19.241-04:00I didn't notice the column feature of the OPED...I didn't notice the column feature of the OPED downs. Nice!Frances Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474350868613802857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-36626203646104839822016-07-20T08:04:53.040-04:002016-07-20T08:04:53.040-04:00Hi Mr. Kingdon, thanks for reading and commenting!...Hi Mr. Kingdon, thanks for reading and commenting! You make a good point about the theme being built around a bit of crosswordese - that makes me like it better too. And I also like your ignorance of Seinfeld, and preference (ok, perhaps this is only my preference) for the MAD Magazine spelling of the name. Ha!Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-68027991622193045502016-07-20T03:12:06.419-04:002016-07-20T03:12:06.419-04:00I liked the theme, maybe because the theme answers...I liked the theme, maybe because the theme answers went down (not just to be different, but to make them columns), maybe because it is a nice twist on an often-tired piece of crosswordese ("oped" as a four letter answer).<br /><br />Actually any puzzle which is (somewhat) light on proper names is going to get some points from me, and in general there aren't a lot of groaners, ODEA being I suppose the worst. I had a DNF on NEuMAN crossing DuI, though. Since either DWI or DUI works for the 61D clue, this does fall on the bad side of my "light on the proper names" preference.<br /><br />I'd never heard of a STEWPAN either, but if Horace assures me that the high end cookware sites have a VATful for a COST of some ELEVENS APOP, then I'm not going to argue with someone who wants one for their NEST.Jim Kingdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857308320156877253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-5503583665544574092016-07-19T07:37:00.651-04:002016-07-19T07:37:00.651-04:00I have seen the term STEWPAN a lot, but maybe I sp...I have seen the term STEWPAN a lot, but maybe I spend a little more time on the high-end cookware sites than either of you.Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-75669782299819949102016-07-19T07:20:48.666-04:002016-07-19T07:20:48.666-04:007:11
He returns from a week with seven additional ...7:11<br />He returns from a week with seven additional people staying at the YBH and a weekend cleaning up. PUMMEL was my favorite. I didn't like STEWPAN ("pot," as Colum points out, is preferred). CAPO, KNAVE and NEWMAN were both good. The theme was OK. I enjoyed the BARS/DWI pairing. Decent for a Monday.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-82194819458676806222016-07-18T20:26:15.220-04:002016-07-18T20:26:15.220-04:003:46
OHSTOP, Horace. It was fine. I don't love...3:46<br />OHSTOP, Horace. It was fine. I don't love EYEDUP, and STEWPAN just seems wrong to me. Do you ever stew something in a pan? No, it's a pot, right? I liked the revealer: it wasn't brilliant or anything, but it was a surprise. All of the theme answers have the string OPED across the two words. Second Seinfeld character reference in a week. NEWMAN!Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.com