tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post1391816178951801354..comments2024-03-29T07:26:22.640-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Saturday, January 18, 2020, Ryan McCartyHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-68014806878510725252020-01-18T14:32:50.017-05:002020-01-18T14:32:50.017-05:0028:28
Just under the combined time of Horace and C...28:28<br />Just under the combined time of Horace and Colum! Not bad. Being a little slower has some advantages, among them not entering too many wrong guesses that compound problems. EARFLAP was excellent (to add to the above lists), and one of my problems was caused here since off of the ____AP, I entered a "c" just before it. That slowed the SE corner down a little. I also tried raTTRAP at 32D, doing me no favors with ANTISPAM and BLUESTONE. However, it filled in properly eventually, and in not too bad a time for a Saturday. On a side note, I am an official UMBRAphile, with our third trip planned now for later this year in Chile, just before NAVIDAD.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-53369091535400503862020-01-18T13:03:47.015-05:002020-01-18T13:03:47.015-05:0010:23
I got back on track today in a big way! Just...10:23<br />I got back on track today in a big way! Just in time to start my week. Phew!<br /><br />This was really lovely. BLUESTONE, IVEMOVEDON, BADDATES ("Emergency calls" may save you from them), PONIEDUP... so much good stuff! There's that weird little GIL/GILA area right in the middle, but I enjoy being reminded of the great GIL Scott-Heron, so it's all good. <br /><br />Really nice.Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.com