tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post1114062965535800803..comments2024-03-19T00:45:58.521-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Wednesday, February 17, 2021, David Harris and Evan KalishHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-35139686792870365462021-02-19T00:12:39.961-05:002021-02-19T00:12:39.961-05:00This was almost a GUAN (gave up after 90%) for me ...This was almost a GUAN (gave up after 90%) for me due to the large number of proper names. But I did make it to the end with a bit of help from my avian friend (duck duck go, that is,).<br /><br />When I first saw the revealer I was wondering if there would be GORILLA, BONOBO, CHIMP, etc in those answers, but I guess APE is easier to embed so that's not surprising. And I did kinda slip (so to speak) on the BANANAPEEL in the sense of paying attention to the whole answer's connection to apes before I found the embedded APE.Jim Kingdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857308320156877253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-40553940530237561342021-02-18T19:20:18.609-05:002021-02-18T19:20:18.609-05:00Ha! Never even saw it.Ha! Never even saw it.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-88579034243364905222021-02-18T10:30:43.415-05:002021-02-18T10:30:43.415-05:00Evidently you were concentrating on the downs, sin...Evidently you were concentrating on the downs, since 65A Animals found in 16-, 20-, 35-, 51-, and 58-Across (APES) kind of gives the theme away. Definitely an excellent debut, and at 11:40 for me, pretty good for a Wednesday. Also, I never heard the term PREGAMED, but I like it, and it goes along with BEER and KEG.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.com