tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post1406670122335935593..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Tuesday, December 15, 2015, David Levinson WilkHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-75431278161615836352015-12-16T16:16:45.634-05:002015-12-16T16:16:45.634-05:00Oh, duh. FWOE, then.Oh, duh. FWOE, then.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-33813573044972370582015-12-15T21:58:04.917-05:002015-12-15T21:58:04.917-05:005:33
Very strange theme, but cute. All four Bobs a...5:33<br />Very strange theme, but cute. All four Bobs are immediately recognizable to me. But they do skew VERY old. When you have a lot of long downs like this, you get a ton of filler for some reason. Lots of 3- and 4-letter answers. Didn't love it for that reason.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-2316994046718729102015-12-15T11:54:39.437-05:002015-12-15T11:54:39.437-05:00NOGO. Web PAGE.NOGO. Web PAGE.Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-63766050269910542872015-12-15T10:23:02.874-05:002015-12-15T10:23:02.874-05:00I'd suggest you're underselling Bob Fosse ...I'd suggest you're underselling Bob Fosse by referencing only his choreography. He was that, of course, and won 8 Tonys for Best choreography, but he was much more widely celebrated. I personally know of him as the Oscar-nominated Director, and mostly biographical subject of the Oscar-nominated movie-musical, "All That Jazz." Admittedly, that's 1979 and a memory indeed re-enforced by puzzles, but he was nominated for 4 Best Director Oscars and won for Cabaret. He also co-wrote the book adaptation for the 1975 Broadway musical "Chicago," which had a seriously successful revival in the 1990s that ultimately led to the Best Picture winning movie of the same name in 2002, which in turn, I read, led to a resurgence in Fosse's other work. I think that gives him a broader audience.<br /><br />But you're right about Bob Vila. I had to read your review to remember him and I even watched the show.Icarusfobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01312667388878598706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-70981459022285338492015-12-15T09:04:56.536-05:002015-12-15T09:04:56.536-05:009:52
I know all of the Bobs but Mr. FOSSE well eno...9:52<br />I know all of the Bobs but Mr. FOSSE well enough, and all of the crosses were fair, so no problem. But it is an odd duck of a theme. The straight-forward RAZORS (19A They may be involved in close shaves), and Web PANE? Is that a thing? or is NONO wrong for 18A? I starred PRINCESSOFWALES because I, with great confidence, started to enter PRINCESSdiana.. and there were too many squares! Very G clue for AREOLE, I thought, as well as for WEED and SEX. About the right difficulty for a Tuesday, and I agree with the scoring for APP.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.com