tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post569493624609075462..comments2024-03-29T03:05:05.578-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Thursday, September 3, 2020, Sid SivakumarHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-66050071048358232482020-09-05T00:53:32.390-04:002020-09-05T00:53:32.390-04:00Not only is GAYRODEO gettable from the clue, but I...Not only is GAYRODEO gettable from the clue, but I've seen that film. So that was kind of fun.<br /><br />I was just impressed there were three themers that worked this way. It requires a certain repetition of letters, which is why Walla Walla and our word-play friend the banana just fit right in.Jim Kingdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857308320156877253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-88577709307438486832020-09-04T09:05:43.751-04:002020-09-04T09:05:43.751-04:0018:25
I totally agree on the necessity of the circ...18:25<br />I totally agree on the necessity of the circles in the grid, and of the brilliance of the puzzle. I don't even mind that there's no rebus because of how fun the trick is. I dropped SHOTPOOL right in because that's the first thought I had since I've been doing a fair amount of that particular activity lately (with my father), and a river bank was also what first came to mind for the LEVEE answer. No real slowdowns for me, but not a stellar time nonetheless. ELUSPACE is my favorite theme answer of the bunch.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.com