tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post6896816086930810594..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Tuesday, February 2, 2021, Adesina O. KoikiHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-19213890031084187012021-02-03T08:02:59.130-05:002021-02-03T08:02:59.130-05:00Well, they say it over at our sister blog, Diary o...Well, they say it over at our sister blog, Diary of a Crossword Fiend. And it's disparaging? I thought it was a term of endearment!Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-21783263692595313392021-02-03T08:01:44.666-05:002021-02-03T08:01:44.666-05:00Interesting, Jim. I didn't know that Candlemas...Interesting, Jim. I didn't know that Candlemas was the day between the solstice and the equinox. And if other cultures use other animals in their prognostication, I don't know about that either. I was only talking about the now famous ceremonial animal viewing in Gobblers Knob, PA. Where, btw, Mr. Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow yesterday, predicting "six more weeks" of winter. Thank god for oracles.Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-92182660076690649902021-02-02T22:06:10.003-05:002021-02-02T22:06:10.003-05:00"riddle me dee" with a "d", ha..."riddle me dee" with a "d", has a large number of occurrences on the web. Just sayin'<br /><br />And the day between the winter solstice and the spring equinox is indeed Candlemas or Groundhog Day, but can also be Imbolc. So many variations in different places, times, subgroups, etc.Jim Kingdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857308320156877253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-52987361451137513632021-02-02T19:42:42.803-05:002021-02-02T19:42:42.803-05:00All the same things happened to me as well. I shou...All the same things happened to me as well. I should have known that Covent Garden was wrong, because who ever heard of that place being associated with diamond trading? Opera, flowers, Eliza Doolittle, and that's about it as far as I know. Definitely played a little hard to begin with, but it balanced out by the end.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-61620792485241501902021-02-02T13:15:28.398-05:002021-02-02T13:15:28.398-05:00That's what they say? And what's with the ...That's what they say? And what's with the disparaging nickname for your people? Also, I, too, tried Covent up there, but the Sea HAG fixed me right up. Well, it made me take out Covent anyway, but I still needed all of the crosses for HATTON, which I'd never heard of. HOSERS was funny. And I tried ATad where ATOM goes, which slowed me down a bit, but even with all of the proper names and other somewhat obscure entries, I still finished one second under seven. I'm not a huge fan of CLAYMATION, but take it when necessary. Nice RIOTS/SLAY pairing.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.com