tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post8647789565602167255..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Wednesday, February 8, 2017, Ned WhiteHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-17587243581948396032017-02-10T22:05:54.012-05:002017-02-10T22:05:54.012-05:00Oh. GIMMESHEL(TER) is a song. Well, and a movie. Y...Oh. GIMMESHEL(TER) is a song. Well, and a movie. Yeah, I'm never going to be at the top of this crossword game with stuff like that running around (crossed with ABYSs, that is).<br /><br />But fun enough theme, decent fill (although difficult in spots). Not bad.Jim Kingdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857308320156877253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-27024916115699449762017-02-09T20:42:23.435-05:002017-02-09T20:42:23.435-05:00Yes, I'm with Horace: Colum, perhaps you might...Yes, I'm with Horace: Colum, perhaps you might Google the synonymic "Rocky Mountain Oyster" to learn what I believe to be the more common usage.<br /><br />I've also never heard "Prexy," although the Archivist says it's OK.<br /><br />BTW, I've never really thought about this before, but when you use "Google" as a verb, should it be capitalized?Icarusfobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01312667388878598706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-6527470793112685292017-02-09T08:59:02.477-05:002017-02-09T08:59:02.477-05:0013:35
This played especially hard for me, and I a...13:35<br /><br />This played especially hard for me, and I actually had to spend some time with the theme to help with a few areas. I've heard of "prairie oysters," but never as a drink. Ahem. But I'm with Huygens on never having heard PREXY before. And I work at a university! Never in my life have I ever heard anyone say that. Nor have I seen it written. Sheesh!<br /><br />Also, things may have changed since the 1980's, but I only know of a "Eurail pass," not just a "euro pass." What is that? Hmm... I see that it's "an initiative which aims to help you make your skills and qualifications clearly and easily understood in Europe..." Maybe I'll want to look into that a little more carefully!<br /><br />Favorite clue/answer: City destroyed by Godzilla (OSAKA). Love the photo!Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-73414844645990332952017-02-09T03:43:30.289-05:002017-02-09T03:43:30.289-05:0012:56
Good theme and interesting puzzle overall. I...12:56<br />Good theme and interesting puzzle overall. I thought that 1A was excellent. Nice pairing of EURO/DEBT down in the SE, where Sue and I will be heading Friday morning (but we won't be going into debt and won't be able to spend Euros). Nothing too difficult here. Like Colum, I wanted LattE instead of LECHE, but the crosses, even ERNESTO, were all fair. I'd rather have had OMNI clued with the magazine instead of the car, but I really don't have a complaint, except maybe for PREXY, a term with which I'm unfamiliar, even though I attended several colleges and a university.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.com