tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post7631533324674037279..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Thursday, April 2, 2020, Evan MahnkenHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-53453920948946126202020-05-07T23:32:14.599-04:002020-05-07T23:32:14.599-04:00Excellent Thursday! I loved the progression of the...Excellent Thursday! I loved the progression of the rebuses in my mind: something about bucks; names that start with B; hmm, I don't know . . . I also had IPAD and ILL MOTEL for quite a while. Also confidently filled in TAKEthEhIT and stayed with it until I finally parsed that abomination Manhattan CLAMCHOWDER.englishteacher59https://www.blogger.com/profile/16790678319090827125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-36833937855456009492020-04-07T17:23:58.470-04:002020-04-07T17:23:58.470-04:00Also - this was another excellent review, Frannie....Also - this was another excellent review, Frannie. If we ever win a Webbie (and I fully expect we eventually will), it will be thanks to your third of the posts. :)Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-49482600764598006822020-04-07T17:22:20.820-04:002020-04-07T17:22:20.820-04:0010:20
Yeah, I've never heard of a [NOTE]LLMOT...10:20<br /><br />Yeah, I've never heard of a [NOTE]LLMOTEL either... ;) <br /><br />(Just kidding, Frannie!)<br /><br />Fun puzzle. I know of [SINGLE]TONs from Frannie's dad, who was a great card sharp. Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-40476379563356401092020-04-05T01:42:26.315-04:002020-04-05T01:42:26.315-04:00I'm not sure I have heard of a "no tell m...I'm not sure I have heard of a "no tell motel". I mean, it makes sense and.... well this is all a long winded way of saying that I had iPADS instead of [NOTE]PADS . Now an iPad is a perfectly good place for a to-do list, but well I'm not claiming an "ill motel" is a thing, or that I was prepared to settle for only four rebuses (having correctly parsed the revealer), or well I don't really have any particularly compelling excuse other than "I didn't think of the answer" and oh I did warn you this comment was long winded, didn't I?Jim Kingdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857308320156877253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-7940942506755000722020-04-03T13:50:49.686-04:002020-04-03T13:50:49.686-04:00Of course, I meant "excellently" clued. ...Of course, I meant "excellently" clued. Sorry.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-90575965218298926472020-04-03T13:50:25.070-04:002020-04-03T13:50:25.070-04:0018:12
A hotel is a little fancy for that purpose, ...18:12<br />A hotel is a little fancy for that purpose, Frannie. I do, indeed, love a rebus puzzle, and this was one of the greats. I'd have FWOE'd were VOX (which I'd not heard of) not crossed with BOXER (66A Jabber?), which is an excellent QMC. I've not heard of the term [SINGLE]TON, but I have heard of [SINGLE]SBARS, so that saved me and taught me a new term. No real junk in here, although I guess that BOR, SSE, DEG and LAH come close. Talking about threes, I thought that RAD (36D Dope) was exellently clued.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.com