tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post5339848470868287741..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Tuesday, April 27, 2021, Jeff McDermottHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-14650532513212942021-04-27T17:19:19.284-04:002021-04-27T17:19:19.284-04:00Like Mr. Kingdon, I entered ScARF at my first read...Like Mr. Kingdon, I entered ScARF at my first reading of the clue, but luckily knew that nABOB wasn't appropriate for the down. I've now, thanks to Horace, had enough information for a lifetime on ICEICEBABY, a song which I don't need to ever hear again. Similarly, FAXING, unlike Mr. Kingdon, is something that I feel no need to ever do again. Isn't that why scanning is a thing? Always nice to be reminded of bourbon and of HUCK/FINN. I'll take the former neat, though.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-32555311990690684492021-04-27T12:19:29.887-04:002021-04-27T12:19:29.887-04:00Well I was about ready to ScARF down this puzzle u...Well I was about ready to ScARF down this puzzle until I hit the top middle. And I knew about that war novel about the bell in Italy (from crosswords) but couldn't remember the name of the town. And I probably would find supreme court decisions on copyright and parody more familiar than the song which apparently led to one such case. Oh and who is this LEON character anyway? I know, I could look it up, I already looked up (again) the war novel.<br /><br />Anyway, enough about me and my struggles. I thought the theme was nice and tidy and was particularly taken by FAXING. Partly because I was amused that I immediately thought "fax but that isn't six letters" but also because I work in an industry where fax machines are still a staple (for a variety of reasons, not all of them completely bad).Jim Kingdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857308320156877253noreply@blogger.com