tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post8071610111274770369..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Tuesday, November 21, 2017, Brian ThomasHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-27456778348624120482017-11-22T04:35:15.531-05:002017-11-22T04:35:15.531-05:0010:20
I'll agree with Horace on EREMITE and th...10:20<br />I'll agree with Horace on EREMITE and the pun level, and on the mention of both Finns and Poles. I won't FRET too much about the ZANY STATE of the puns themselves (that's the best I can do). And also, is it intentional to have ZANY TWEET YUK and POST down the bottom?Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-33347051078541304702017-11-22T00:48:49.399-05:002017-11-22T00:48:49.399-05:00There's one answer which I'm having troubl...There's one answer which I'm having trouble getting out of my mind. When I read "where China is", I briefly considered the question and confidently filled in cAbineT without any crosses. Imagine my disappointment when I discovered that the constructor obviously lacked my smarts and wit. The puzzle was fine. I'll get over myself soon enough as well, so need to worry on that point.Jim Kingdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857308320156877253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-71939120275146363592017-11-21T20:36:48.888-05:002017-11-21T20:36:48.888-05:005:06
Funny you thought RASTAFARI was complete, be...5:06<br /><br />Funny you thought RASTAFARI was complete, because I was looking for a final "an." Also, as an unrepentant Latinist, the answer seems plural, while the clue calls for a singular... <br /><br />I, too, loved SCRUNCHIE, but the one that surprised me the most was 11D: Circle on a cube (PIP). They're talking about dice here, right? <br /><br />EREMITE was pretty un-Tuesdayish, if you ask me. That's just French for "hermit." Why not just use English?<br /><br />I liked mention of the Finns, of course, but sheesh, these puns are the kind of puns that give puns a bad name. Still, it's a debut, and it had some bright spots, so let's say it was fine.Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.com