tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post8701203595989595821..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Saturday, July 25, 2020, Royce FergusonHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-20264025826383423052020-07-28T10:10:21.825-04:002020-07-28T10:10:21.825-04:0038:44
Tough Saturday for me. I stalled in the nort...38:44<br />Tough Saturday for me. I stalled in the north, too, getting VAST, CLAN, TALKSINA___, INEXILE, CLOSEDBOOKTESTS and RIPA most quickly. The remainder, however, even what should have been a gimme since I read about it in the paper (VICTORIASSECRET), took a very long time. Answers like TOKE don't even phase me any longer; I've come to expect them occasionally. XII was nicely-clued (19A Top of a face).Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-14341095246313363822020-07-26T13:11:47.947-04:002020-07-26T13:11:47.947-04:0023:15
Boy, I had a tough time with the top. I had...23:15<br /><br />Boy, I had a tough time with the top. I had VICTORIASSECRET very early, but SEALEDENVELOPES and ALLALONGTHELINE (is this a realy thing??) took forever! It didn't help that I had guessed Egg instead of EEL, and I don't know how many times I took out and put back in many of those short crosses. Oh, and I spelled ENES wrong (ENaS), which also hindered me. And speaking of hinder, "Hindu god of fire" (AGNI) wasn't exactly a gimme... Ahh well... in the end, it all worked out.<br /><br />Agreed about the Turn rankings. Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.com