tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post5871108664045994108..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Friday, June 8, 2018, Caleb MadisonHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-18747220025742573112018-06-11T19:17:17.809-04:002018-06-11T19:17:17.809-04:00Untimed, on a plane
My plan was to read the Worces...Untimed, on a plane<br />My plan was to read the Worcester Telegram and solve the Friday NYT puzzle on the plane, but I finished the former prior to boarding, and the latter prior to backing away from the gate, so that didn't quite work out. The PIANOSONATA thing was a gimme for me, too, but not because I'm playing them, just because I have memorized a little about the master over the years. I agree with Colum wholeheartedly that GOCOMMANDO is far-and-away the best. I'd never heard of this hall-of-famer Duke, but luckily the crosses, as usual, are fair. OSSICLE is fantastic, and, oddly, gettable (38D Anvil, hammer or stirrup) for even a non-medical person; I immediately thought of the middle ear. ILLUMINATI went in with just a couple of crosses.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-67338193353640968002018-06-09T18:10:22.160-04:002018-06-09T18:10:22.160-04:00I had a ton of trouble in that very same spot, and...I had a ton of trouble in that very same spot, and eventually just took a DNF, even though everything up until that point had fallen in only ten minutes. <br /><br />Entering STRAIn ("Tough situation) made YENTE impossible to see. I guess I should see "Fiddler" someday... anyway, I also did not know BYRNES, and I toyed with other first vowels for RDA... just a mess. <br /><br />Agree that the 10s were good, especially GOCOMMANDO.Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.com