tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post7595303162419492388..comments2024-03-29T03:05:05.578-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Friday, April 20, 2018, Joel FaglianoHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-58229266997230754132018-04-20T22:42:40.791-04:002018-04-20T22:42:40.791-04:00I mean, by clicking on the link.I mean, by clicking on the link.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-58469298798710194652018-04-20T22:42:26.041-04:002018-04-20T22:42:26.041-04:00Yes, I can get on Wordplay, but I'm a NYT subs...Yes, I can get on Wordplay, but I'm a NYT subscriber.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-4427681291808394752018-04-20T20:13:01.774-04:002018-04-20T20:13:01.774-04:00And finally, I've added "Not a Blog,"...And finally, I've added "Not a Blog," which is Dan Feyer's blog wherein you can see how you compare to his times. Like on Tuesday, when I did the puzzle in 4:55 and felt pretty good about it - he did it in 1:38.Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-5417924895342846062018-04-20T19:22:18.881-04:002018-04-20T19:22:18.881-04:00And speaking of the blogroll, does the Wordplay li...And speaking of the blogroll, does the Wordplay link work for you? Have I just run out of my monthly allotment of views as a non-subscriber, or has something else changed?Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-34414438064600663242018-04-20T19:18:34.986-04:002018-04-20T19:18:34.986-04:00Done.Done.Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-69615542532935994852018-04-20T19:10:45.286-04:002018-04-20T19:10:45.286-04:00I would like to say that we should take Rex's ...I would like to say that we should take Rex's link off of our blog. He has simply become hateful.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-32101208229196801642018-04-20T19:08:06.324-04:002018-04-20T19:08:06.324-04:0010:56
What an excellent grid, and perfect for such...10:56<br />What an excellent grid, and perfect for such an important landmark. I struggled to begin with, only getting things here and there. I made things tough in the NW by confidently putting in "euler" for BRAHE. I really only got going with the SW, where PITABREAD came off of DIAN and IBMS. Strong themeless.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-19308490161612367182018-04-20T16:27:46.346-04:002018-04-20T16:27:46.346-04:00Welcome to the fold, Anonymous. Glad you found us!...Welcome to the fold, Anonymous. Glad you found us!Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-32870464973875430802018-04-20T15:23:37.911-04:002018-04-20T15:23:37.911-04:00Hi. I'm new to your blog. I have followed an...Hi. I'm new to your blog. I have followed another NYT crossword blog for a while now, but it got too political and mean. I am so pleased to find a more civilized and civil commentary. I had never heard of scry either, although I was able to fill it in from the crosses. Unfortunately Eazye and Brahe were both outside my ken so I could not complete the puzzle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-8080833807177760272018-04-20T14:11:26.023-04:002018-04-20T14:11:26.023-04:0028:53
I was substantially complete in the 18-minut...28:53<br />I was substantially complete in the 18-minute range, but that SW did me in. I kept entering CROWD, then taking it out, then putting it in...all because of SCRY. I mean, I have used "descry," but never SCRY. But I looked it up and there it was, meaning just what its clue intimated. Always a treat to learn something new, IMO. I liked seeing Tycho BRAHE in there, but his crossing with EAZYE wasn't particularly apt. I tried markspitz at 15A where APOLOOHNO goes, but took it out pretty quickly. I agree wholeheartedly with Horace on CONTINENTS: never heard of the mnemonic nor would I ever need to use one for them. It's like the planets, in that it's not too difficult to just remember them. THEWHO and HELIOS both went right in. And back to the SW, I had KIWIS and THOUSANDTH almost immediately, with TREE and the cross STRINGER following in short order, so it's shocking that RELIT/YEESH/SCRY/ROLE (tricky clue for the latter!) took me a full ten minutes to enter.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.com