tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post1388493003450060431..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Wednesday, September 30, 2020, Erik Agard and Andy KravisHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-49552207916273909562020-10-02T10:16:41.677-04:002020-10-02T10:16:41.677-04:00OK, I'll give it a whirl. I look forward to th...OK, I'll give it a whirl. I look forward to the accent.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-51949256123327516282020-10-01T18:57:21.212-04:002020-10-01T18:57:21.212-04:00LOL. :)LOL. :)T and Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06657026960826361863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-11542650928805931192020-10-01T00:30:56.380-04:002020-10-01T00:30:56.380-04:00Before I even got any of the theme answers, I fill...Before I even got any of the theme answers, I filled in FOwLLANGUAGE for the revealer. I mean, it was so obvious! You can't fool me, I've been doing this crossword thing, I know how this game is played.<br /><br />But then when the bird wanted to be at the end, not the start, of FUNKYCHICKEN I knew something was wrong. And I'd never heard of a "hawk amateur". Well and RIPEOLDAGE although it clearly fit the clue, was not something I filled in because it needed to be something more like "wise old owl" except reworded so the owl goes first. Or what's another bird which lives a long time? A cassowary perhaps? You can see my problem.<br /><br />Around this time I had enough crosses to get HAUNT and well things fell into place quickly.<br /><br />Still kind of wish it was the birds. Oh well, I'm sure the bird theme (or variants thereof) has been done before and probably will be done again, so I shouldn't be too sad.Jim Kingdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857308320156877253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-49194339805024659112020-09-30T20:42:32.970-04:002020-09-30T20:42:32.970-04:004:50
I would be very interested to hear your thoug...4:50<br />I would be very interested to hear your thoughts on Spelling Bee. The fam got very into it over the summer, but we had the hardest time completing the full word lists.<br /><br />Good puzzle, definitely. Huygens, I will put in a strong recommendation for NANETTE, which was really something astonishing, in my opinion. It is certainly not your typical standup comedy special, and she is riveting in her presentation. Mind you, you do have to get past the Tasmanian accent.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-13331742143231949582020-09-30T16:27:15.507-04:002020-09-30T16:27:15.507-04:008:55
At first, thanks to FUNKYCHICKEN being the fi...8:55<br />At first, thanks to FUNKYCHICKEN being the final theme answer, my brain, probably due to its RIPEOLDAGE, turned FOULLANGUAGE into "fowl language" so that when I reviewed the other theme answers, they didn't make any sense. Derp.<br />APT use of puzzle answers in your review today, Horace. APT! Frances Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474350868613802857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-27306876398999064212020-09-30T16:00:07.211-04:002020-09-30T16:00:07.211-04:0010:57
SHUSHES and GOTWIND are nice, and rarely see...10:57<br />SHUSHES and GOTWIND are nice, and rarely seen. I've never called chess whizzes GMS, but I'll take that, and I guess I, too, will allow GRAPPA, although I will avoid the actual stuff at most costs. I've seen NANETTE pop up on my Netflix front screen on the TV, but haven't watched it, and probably won't, unless someone recommends it. KAUAI dropped right in, of course, but ASHE, clued differently than normal, took a couple of crosses. Strange that Horace didn't give a passing mention to the ALPS.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.com