tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post1383911618906428243..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Thursday, May 8, 2014, Matthew LeesHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-13494203767547088352014-05-09T08:59:45.154-04:002014-05-09T08:59:45.154-04:0018:55
I showed this puzzle no mercy. Wasn't it...18:55<br />I showed this puzzle no mercy. Wasn't it a bit easy for a Thursday? I do love AROUSES, though not necessarily the clue. PASYSTEM was the first thing that came to mind for me for its clue, but it does look odd there in the grid. I didn't star anything today, but I agree with Colum on being on the positive side with the PARADOX thing, and with Horace on DOWSE and DADAS (the latter is terrible!). Colum, I could tell you exactly how many Euros that we spent in Italy over a two-week period.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-77031500529214897232014-05-08T21:28:35.269-04:002014-05-08T21:28:35.269-04:0011:02. Didn't get the happy "finished!&qu...11:02. Didn't get the happy "finished!" sign until I realized I'd put in LOpE instead of LOBE. The PARADOX worked for me. A nice pair of "statements," and I've always been into the self-referential thing. Simplest paradox: "This sentence is false." Love it. Misread "Familiar axes" as referring to the bladed object cluing 1A, so XANDY took me a while to see it. Love PASYSTEM. That's a great answer, and your response to it is a Kitwo. I'm sure Huygens will enjoy AROUSES.<br /><br />And as a last note, I spent a few EUROS when I was in Italy...Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.com