tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post7052581140053932950..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Thursday, August 16, 2018, Alan ArbesfeldHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-77380288849306670172018-08-16T17:18:51.115-04:002018-08-16T17:18:51.115-04:00This was going to be tough for me (although the fi...This was going to be tough for me (although the film titles are familiar, wouldn't have any idea which ones DeNiro is in). But I did mostly make it without googling. Hadn't heard of Time TRAX so I had TRek there and TAkeDRIVER which.... well by that time I was kind of losing steam so I was willing to take finished with 3 errors over trying to fix it.<br /><br />Agreed that the fill suffered from all those themers. On the plus side, was having lunch today with a fellow OBERLIN graduate today and he was like "did you see what college was in the NY Times crossword today?" Fortunately I already had that answer by then so I didn't need to have a moral dilemma about whether it was more important to be nice to a friend or Do Something About People Who Thoughtlessly Emit Spoilers.Jim Kingdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857308320156877253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-33147606886509401892018-08-16T10:21:42.093-04:002018-08-16T10:21:42.093-04:00Spot on review. The joy here is reflecting on the ...Spot on review. The joy here is reflecting on the "work" as the puzzle filled in.<br /><br />3 things:<br />- I, too, thought first of directors.<br />- I have no recollection of "The Fan" coming out and actually watched the trailer after finishing the puzzle. It looked like an awfully predictable plot and a money grab movie. Maybe because of Snipes's well documented tax problems..?. Are he and DeNiro buddies?<br />- First thing I put in was CLOG, having spent a lot of time with that type of snake lately at the rentals (good times!), and then LEOPOLD off the L.Icarusfobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01312667388878598706noreply@blogger.com