tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post67807121109475205..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Friday, February 9, 2018, Brendan Emmet QuigleyHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-87857770431463702772018-02-09T18:42:33.572-05:002018-02-09T18:42:33.572-05:0019:57
So many errors that had to be corrected. I p...19:57<br />So many errors that had to be corrected. I put "port" in for ISLE. Later I switched, but then had "duet" for ITEM. Also I incorrectly put in BOLo for BOLA. One's a tie. The other's a weapon. Why can't they be both at the same time?! [EMPHASISMINE]. I had OVOID, then took it out. Then put it back in. Then changed it to OVATE. ATF took a long time to figure out. Oh, I also had LAstCALL, which was hard to see. In reality, that's a great clue.<br /><br />Strong puzzle, fun to work through. I enjoyed it thoroughly.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-13669738182483332332018-02-09T11:20:06.983-05:002018-02-09T11:20:06.983-05:0026:23
I didn't go quite as fast as usual for a...26:23<br />I didn't go quite as fast as usual for a Friday due to the tricky NE, especially ROOTFOR, which took too long. Also, I tried ararat instead of CARMEL, so that slowed me down. But I agree with Horace that this is a great one, and just what I want on a Friday. I loved all of the Zs in there. I guess SCENEII is OK without an act to specify it further (I first tried aCtfour). It must, by default, refer to Act I Scene 2, but though I've read the play, I'm not familiar enough with it to say that without Googling, which I won't do; I'll check the paper version later. I'm looking forward to familiarizing myself with the new Doctor Who, JODIE Whittaker (who seems to have been born at the end of my sophomore year in high school) but need to finish up Capaldi's final season first. Excepting the NE, I had the rest of the puzzle filled in at around 17:00.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.com